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The Aleutian cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) is a small subspecies of the cackling goose averaging 1.7 to 2.1 kg (3.7 to 4.6 lb) in weight. It was one of 122 species of animals, birds, and fishes first documented for science by the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Corps of Discovery). [3]
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 island was proposed for protection following the rediscovery of the Aleutian cackling goose, which was thought to be extinct but was found to be using the island in the spring of 1975. [2] At that time, the entire population of the species used the areas as a spring staging ground for their northward migrations. [2]
The preserve hosts migratory Aleutian cackling geese, a formerly endangered species that's on the rebound. Beavers have been spotted, as well as deer, which hadn't been seen in this area for about ...
B. h. leucopareia (von Brandt 1836) (Aleutian/Bering cackling goose) B. h. minima Ridgway 1885 (Small cackling goose) B. h. taverneri Delacour 1951 (Taverner's cackling goose) B. h. hutchinsii (Richardson 1832) (Richardson's cackling goose) †Branta hylobadistes Olson & James 1991 (Greater nene, Nēnē-nui) Branta sandvicensis (Vigors 1834 ...
November through April, the refuge’s short grass pastures provide winter habitats for the previously mentioned dusky Canada goose and the Aleutian cackling goose. Notable winged residents include a variety of migrating shorebirds, peregrine falcons and bald eagles. [4]
Aleutian cackling geese take flight near the Beckwith Road observation deck at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. Oct. 27, 2014. Navy service followed college.
Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons (migrant) Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus (accidental) Taiga bean-goose, Anser fabalis (intermittent) Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris [2] Brant, Branta bernicla (migrant) Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii (summer*) Canada goose, Branta canadensis (accidental) Trumpeter swan, Cygnus ...