Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)

Mowbray, Thomas B.; Ely, Craig R.; Sedinger, James S.; Trost, Robert E.

- Cackling Goose — © Jeremiah Trimble

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Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Scientific name definitions

LC Least Concern
Names (35)
Subspecies (4)

Thomas B. Mowbray, Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger, and Robert E. Trost
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002

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Language	Common name
Asturleonese	Gansu de Hutchins
Bulgarian	Малка канадска гъска
Catalan	Oca de Hutchins
Chinese - Mandarin (traditional)	小加拿大雁
Chinese, Simple	小美洲黑雁
Croatian	Mala kanadska guska
Czech	berneška malá
Danish	Dværgcanadagås
Dutch	Kleine Canadese Gans
English, United States	Cackling Goose
Faroese	Kákgás
Finnish	pikkukanadanhanhi
French	Bernache de Hutchins
Galician	Ganso de Hutchins
German	Zwergkanadagans
Greek	Αρκτική Καναδέζικη Χήνα
Hungarian	Alaszkai lúd
Icelandic	Alaskagæs
Italian	Oca canadese minore
Japanese	シジュウカラガン
Korean	캐나다기러기
Latvian	Bafina zoss
Lithuanian	Šiaurinė kanadinė berniklė
Mongolian	Харлаг галуу
Norwegian	polargås
Polish	bernikla północna
Portuguese, Portugal	Ganso-palrador
Russian	Малая канадская казарка
Serbian	Mala kanadska guska
Slovak	bernikla tundrová
Spanish	Barnacla Canadiense Chica
Spanish, Mexico	Ganso Canadiense Menor
Spanish, Spain	Barnacla canadiense chica
Swedish	dvärgkanadagås
Turkish	Gıdaklayan kaz

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Introduction
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Systematics
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Distribution
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Habitat
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Movements and Migration
- Migration Overview
- Timing and Routes of Migration
- Migratory Behavior
- Control and Physiology of Migration
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
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Behavior
- Locomotion
- Self-Maintenance
- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
- Predation
Breeding
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- Young Birds
- Parental Care
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- Brood Parasitism
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Demography and Populations
- Measures of Breeding Activity
- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
- Population Spatial Metrics
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Conservation and Management
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- Effects of Human Activity
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Priorities for Future Research
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Recommended Citation

Mowbray, T. B., C. R. Ely, J. S. Sedinger, and R. E. Trost (2020). Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cacgoo1.01