Species: Branta hutchinsii minima
Cackling Canada Goose
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Branta
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Waterfowl
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae - Branta
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A goose.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2005-09-12
Global Status Last Changed
1997-08-03
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
CE - 250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles) - CDE - BREEDING: coastal western and northern Alaska (Sibley and Monroe 1990). Main nesting area between mouths of Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers (Palmer 1976, Armstrong 1983). NON-BREEDING: interior California south to Northern Mexico. (Madge and Burn 1988, Sibley and Monroe 1990). Small numbers in the Willamette Valley and Klamath Basin, Oregon (Gilligan et al. 1994).
Global Range Code
CE
Global Range Description
250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)