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Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

Least Concern
Kanat Açıklığı
79,3 cm
Ağırlık
1801,8 g
Familya
Anatidae
Takım
Anseriformes

Hakkında

A small version of the Canada Goose with a stubby bill, rounded head, and shorter neck. Long treated as a subspecies; now recognized as a separate species with four subspecies. Migrates from Arctic breeding grounds to wintering areas in the central United States. Gregarious; mixes with Canada Geese in winter.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Kanat Açıklığı 79,3 cm 31.2 in
Ağırlık 1801,8 g 63.56 oz

Tanımlama

Tuy

Resembles miniature Canada Goose; black head and neck with white chin strap. Brown-gray back; pale underparts. White undertail. Short neck and stubby bill distinguish from Canada Goose. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on low-lying Arctic and subarctic tundra. Winters on grasslands, agricultural fields, and coastal marshes in the central and western United States. Often found in mixed flocks with Canada Geese.

Coğrafi Dağılım

Breeds in Arctic Canada; winters on the Atlantic coast from New England to Florida, occasionally to the Bahamas and Gulf Coast.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes aquatic vegetation and sedges in Northern Hemisphere wetlands; migratory; winter diet of eelgrass and coastal saltmarsh plants.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Davranış & Üreme

Yuvalama

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-27 days. Fledging: 42-49 days.

Kuluçka Büyüklüğü

3-6

Ses

Şarkı

A high-pitched, yelping 'luk-luk' or 'likl-likl' — higher-pitched and smaller-sounding than Canada Goose. Given rapidly in flock flight. Useful identification feature.

Taksonomi

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Takım Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Familya Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Branta
Türler Branta hutchinsii

Distribution

Cackling Goose has been recorded in 10 countries.

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Mevcut Not recorded
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External Databases

Sık Sorulan Sorular

What does the Cackling Goose eat?
Grazes aquatic vegetation and sedges in Northern Hemisphere wetlands; migratory; winter diet of eelgrass and coastal saltmarsh plants.
Where does the Cackling Goose live?
Breeds on low-lying Arctic and subarctic tundra. Winters on grasslands, agricultural fields, and coastal marshes in the central and western United States. Often found in mixed flocks with Canada Geese.
Is the Cackling Goose endangered?
The Cackling Goose has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Cackling Goose nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-27 days. Fledging: 42-49 days.
What does the Cackling Goose sound like?
A high-pitched, yelping 'luk-luk' or 'likl-likl' — higher-pitched and smaller-sounding than Canada Goose. Given rapidly in flock flight. Useful identification feature.
How big is the Cackling Goose?
The Cackling Goose has a wingspan of 79.3 cm, weight of 1801.8 g.
What order and family does the Cackling Goose belong to?
The Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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