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Branta hutchinsii (Cackling Goose)

Synonyms: Anser hutchinsii; Anser spec

Wikipedia Abstract

The cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) is a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.
View Wikipedia Record: Branta hutchinsii

Infraspecies

Branta hutchinsii asiatica
Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii (Cackling Goose) (Attributes)
Branta hutchinsii leucopareia (Cackling Goose) (Attributes)
Branta hutchinsii minima (Cackling Goose) (Attributes)
Branta hutchinsii taverneri (Cackling Goose)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
11
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.28674
EDGE Score: 1.45553
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  8.131 lbs (3.688 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  102 grams
Female Weight [1]  7.685 lbs (3.486 kg)
Male Weight [1]  8.578 lbs (3.891 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  11.6 %
Breeding Habitat [2]  Arctic tundra, Arctic coastal
Wintering Geography [2]  Western U.S.
Wintering Habitat [2]  Wetlands, Agricultural
Diet [3]  Frugivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  10 %
Diet - Plants [3]  90 %
Forages - Ground [3]  60 %
Forages - Water Surface [3]  40 %
Clutch Size [1]  5
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  51 days
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  770,000
Incubation [4]  26 days
Maximum Longevity [5]  18 years 3 months
Snout to Vent Length [1]  33 inches (83 cm)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Aleutian Islands Biosphere Reserve 2720489 Alaska, United States    
Crosswinds Marsh Nature Preserve 1050 Michigan, United States
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge IV 11010 California, United States

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)[6]
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox)[6]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 6Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0