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 LC    Tundra Goose* Id (Atlas):
    Branta hutchinsii

Description (10)
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Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
64 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Richardson, 1832)

Habitat
Tundra, inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)
Canada (B) (NB), Japan (E) (NB), Mexico (NB), USA (B) (NB).

Vagrant to Marshall Islands.

Breeds across the tundra of Canada, Alaska (USA), and winters in southern North America including Mexico, and formerly Japan.
 
Population
Estimated population is 920,000 - 1,400,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (63)...)

 
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) [XC16103]
     by Ted Floyd from Windsor Reservoir, Weld Co., Colorado, United States (call)

 
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) [XC285214]
     by Rachel Hudson from Arcata, Humboldt County, California, United States (call, wingbeats)

Subspecies
Branta canadensis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) and Tundra Goose (Branta hutchinsii) following AOU (2004).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

  • leucopareia (von Brandt, JF, 1836)   -  Aleutian Is. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).
  • minima Ridgway, 1885   -  Coastal western Alaska. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).
  • taverneri Delacour, 1951   -  Alaska Peninsula to Mackenzie Delta. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).
  • hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832)   -  Central Canada. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).



References
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Files:
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