Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
About the Cackling Goose
The cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) is a species of goose found in North America and East Asia. The genus name Branta is a Latinised form of Old Norse Brandgás, "burnt (black) goose", and the specific epithet hutchinsii commemorates English surgeon Thomas Hutchins who was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company. The cackling goose was originally considered the same species or a subspecies of the Canada goose, but in July 2004 the American Ornithologists' Union's (AOU) Committee on Classification and Nomenclature split the two into two species, making cackling goose into a full species with the scientific name Branta hutchinsii. The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) followed suit in June 2005. The AOU has divided the many associated subspecies between both animals. To the present species were assigned:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 84 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Canada, Germany, Russia, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisrecording
- Brant GooseBranta berniclarecording
- Canada GooseBranta canadensisrecording
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.