Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832) hutchinsii    Synonyms: CACG, Richardson's Goose, RIGO.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Anseriformes   >   Family Anatidae   >   Genus Branta   

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A Cackling Goose on Back Creek, Cecil Co., Maryland (11/25/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Richardson's Cackling Goose (front) with Canada Goose (back) in Harford Co., Maryland (2/18/2015). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Cackling Goose in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/30/2016). Photo by Keith Eric Costley. (MBP list)

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). Note the lighter gray mantle color. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/3/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Cackling Goose (right) among Canada Geese in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/25/2016). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Three Cackling Goose (middle row) surrounded by Canada Geese in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/4/2015). Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)

A Richardson's Cackling Goose in Howard Co., Maryland (1/13/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Cackling Goose in Harford Co., Maryland (12/5/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/18/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cackling Goose in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/20/2022). No rights reserved. Photo by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Cackling Goose in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/12/2019). Photo by Dean Mahlstedt. (MBP list)

A Cackling Goose (front) with Canada Geese in Howard Co., Maryland (11/22/2014). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Cackling Geese in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/8/2006). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/29/2013). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/29/2013). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A "Richardson's" Cackling Goose in flight among Canada Geese in Harford Co., Maryland (2/3/2008). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/21/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cackling Goose in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/15/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A very rare subspecies of Cackling Goose minima in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/1/2014). Identified by Marshall Iliff. Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)


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