Aleutian cackling goose

Aleutian cackling goose
Branta hutchinsii leucopareia

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species:
B. hutchinsii
Subspecies:
B. h. leucopareia
Trinomial name
Branta hutchinsii leucopareia
(Delacour, 1951)
Synonyms
  • Branta canadensis leucopareia

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]

  1. ^ NatureServe (3 February 2023). "Branta hutchinsii leucopareia". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices I, II and III". cites.org. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Lewis and Clark Expedition and Tribes Encountered". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on December 22, 2002. Retrieved 2012-02-02