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Taverner's Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii tavernerni) profile; average length: 27"; average wingspan: 47"; weight: 4.5-6 lbs.
Viewed: 2240 times.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose - stubby bill with nearly straight culmen, fairly steep forehead, roundish head; this individual has a paler breast than most; easily confused with Lesser Canada Goose.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose - as with the other subspecies of Cackling and Canada Goose, occasionally has a white neck band. Usually has paler breast than Lesser Canada Goose, though there is lots of variation in breast color of both.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose at the Terrace Heights Cemetery, Yakima, WA. Oct. 15, 2012.
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| The second of two Taverner's Cackling Geese at the Terrace Heights Cemetery, Yakima, WA. Oct. 15, 2012.
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| Taverner's Cackling Goose with two Mallards at the Terrace Heights Cemetery, Yakima, WA. The Mallards appear to be larger than the goose. Oct. 15, 2012.
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| Taverner's' Cackling Goose (front) with Lesser Canada Goose (back) - Taverner's is slightly smaller with stubbier bill and rounder head.
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Minima Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii minima) profile; average length: 25"; average wingspan: 43"; weight: 3-4 lbs.
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| Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) - smallest of the Cackling Geese subspecies; very small bill; very dark breast in adults, paler in immatures; adult breast color tinted with purple; barely larger than a Mallard.
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| Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) adult - very dark breast that is almost purple.
Viewed: 2881 times.
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| Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) immature - paler breast than adult; this one shows narrow white neck band.
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| Adult Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) at Bottle Beach, Grays Harbor County, WA. Note the purplish breast. Oct. 21, 2012.
Viewed: 2768 times.
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| Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Feb. 18, 2013.
Viewed: 2671 times.
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| A second Minima Cackling Goose (B. h. minima) at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Feb. 18, 2013.
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Aleutian Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) profile; average length: 27"; average wingspan: 48"; weight: 4.5-5.5 lbs.
Viewed: 1903 times.
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| Aleutian Cackling Goose - small size, very small bill, dark chin stripe on throat that separates cheek patches, wide white band on neck.
Viewed: 2910 times.
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| Aleutian Cackling Goose - dark breast (bright sun makes this bird look paler than it really is).
Viewed: 2760 times.
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| Richardson's Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii) profile; average length: 27"; average wingspan: 47"; weight: 3-7 lbs.
Viewed: 1926 times.
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| Richardson's Cackling Goose - largest of the Cackling Geese; squarish head, steep forehead, usually has very pale breast.
Viewed: 3114 times.
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| Richardson's Cackling Goose (right) with Taverner's Cackling Goose (left) - Richardson's is slightly larger, head is squarer with steeper forehead.
Viewed: 2929 times.
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| Atlantic Canada Goose (Branta canadensis canadensis); about the same size as Moffit's Canada Goose.
Viewed: 833 times.
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Atlantic Canada Goose - nests in Labrador, winters along eastern U. S. coast. Second largest subspecies; among the paler breasted.
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| Atlantic Canada Goose - nests in Labrador and New Foundland, winters along eastern U. S. coast. Second largest subspecies; black nest sharply demarcated at wpale breast.
Viewed: 1486 times.
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| Atlantic Canada Goose at Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, DC.
Viewed: 1537 times.
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| Atlantic Canada Goose on the Constitution Gardens Pond on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Viewed: 1306 times.
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| Interior Canada Goose (Branta canadensis interior); also called Todd's or Hudson Bay Canada Goose. Slightly smaller than B. C. moffitti, about same size as B. C. canadensis.
Viewed: 257 times.
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| Moffit's or Great Basin Canada Goose (Branta canadensis moffitii) profile; average length: 45"; average wingspan: 60"; weight: 8-14 lbs.
Viewed: 1891 times.
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| Moffit's (Great Basin) Canada Goose - largest and most common of the CANG in the Western U. S. Large bill, pale breast.
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Moffit's (Great Basin) Canada Goose; large size, large concave bill, pale breast. Some individuals have a white neck band.
Viewed: 3071 times.
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| Dusky Canada Goose (Branta canadensis occidentalis) profile; average length: 38"; wingspan: 55"; average weight: 7-9 lbs.
Viewed: 1914 times.
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| Dusky Canada Goose - darkest of the subspecies of Canada Goose and smaller than all CANG subspecies but Lesser Canada Goose.
Viewed: 2874 times.
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| Dusky Canada Goose - frequently shows a very round head.
Viewed: 2952 times.
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| Dusky Canada Goose - very dark breast; very similar to Vancouver Canada Goose, though slightly smaller; difficult to separate these two subspecies in the field.
Viewed: 2938 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose (Branta canadensis parvipes) profile; average length: 36"; wingspan: 53"; average weight: 5-6 lbs.
Viewed: 2030 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose - smallest of the Canada Goose subspecies; similar to Taverner's Cackling Goose, though slightly larger, larger bill, usually paler breast.
Viewed: 2827 times.
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Lesser Canada Goose at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Very similar to Taverner's Cackling Goose, though the bill is larger and the head is usually "squarer" looking. Jan. 6, 2014.
Viewed: 2519 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose (front) with Moffit's (Great Basin) Canada Goose (back) - very similar in appearance to Moffit's, though much smaller.
Viewed: 3109 times.
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| Lesser Canada Goose on a pond. Bill is a little larger than Tavener's Cackling Goose. Some Lessers have a narrow white band at base of black neck.
Viewed: 921 times.
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| Giant Canada Goose (Branta canadensis maxima) profile - largest of the Canada Goose subspecies. Weight: 14-15 lbs.
Viewed: 2017 times.
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| Giant Canada Goose - largest of the Canada Goose subspecies; AOU removed it from CANG subspecies list due to interbreeding with other subspecies.
Viewed: 2907 times.
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| Giant Canada Goose - large size; pale breast; usually has white patch on forehead; white cheek patch very large.
Viewed: 3105 times.
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| Range map of the subspecies of Canada Goose and Cackling Goose. Map by Michael O'Keeffe.
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