Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (41)
- 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
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Gansu de Hutchins |
| Bulgarian | Малка канадска гъска |
| Catalan | Oca de Hutchins |
| Chinese | 小加拿大雁 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小美洲黑雁 |
| Croatian | bafinska guska |
| Czech | berneška malá |
| Danish | Dværgcanadagås |
| Dutch | Kleine Canadese Gans |
| English | Cackling Goose |
| English (United States) | Cackling Goose |
| Faroese | Kákgás |
| Finnish | pikkukanadanhanhi |
| French | Bernache de Hutchins |
| French (French Guiana) | Bernache de Hutchins |
| Galician | Ganso de Hutchins |
| German | Zwergkanadagans |
| Greek | Αρκτική Καναδέζικη Χήνα |
| Hebrew | ברנטה גוצית |
| 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 |
| Romanian | Gâscă canadiană mică |
| Russian | Малая канадская казарка |
| Serbian | Mala kanadska guska |
| Slovak | bernikla tundrová |
| Slovenian | Mala kanadska gos |
| Spanish | Barnacla Canadiense Chica |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Canadiense Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Barnacla canadiense chica |
| Swedish | dvärgkanadagås |
| Turkish | Gıdaklayan Kaz |
| Ukrainian | Казарка мала |
Branta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Anser Hutchinsii
Richardson, 1832. FaunaBor.-Am.[Swainson&Richardson] 2(1831), p.470.
TYPE LOCALITY:
MelviUe Peninsula.
Definitions
- BRANTA
- hutchinsii
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Cackling Goose in North America.