Taxonomy Profile: Branta hutchinsii (Richardson 1832)

Branta hutchinsii: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Anser hutchinsii
Richardson 1832
Common Name(s):
Cackling Goose []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Branta hutchinsii: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Anseriformes
Ducks |
Geese |
Screamers |
Swans |
Waterfowl |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
sauvagine |
Family : Anatidae
Ducks |
Geese |
Swans |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
Subfamily : Anserinae
Genus : Branta
Brent Geese |
Species : Branta hutchinsii
Cackling Goose |
Branta hutchinsii Direct Children(s):
Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii
(Richardson 1832)
Branta hutchinsii minima
(Ridgway 1885)
Branta hutchinsii: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.12.10
Acquired:
2006-12-20
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Branta hutchinsii
Source:
AOU Check-List (07-2006)
Acquired:
2006-07-12
Notes:
American Ornithologists' Union's "LIST OF THE 2,041 BIRD SPECIES (WITH SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES) KNOWN FROM THE A.O.U. CHECK-LIST AREA" (AOU Check-list, 7th edition, updated with Supplements 42-47), maintained at http://www.aou.org/
Reference for:
Branta hutchinsii
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
American Ornithologists' Union
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-07-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Forty-fifth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American birds
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Auk, vol. 121, no. 3
Page(s):
985-995
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0004-8038
Notes:
Reference for:
Branta hutchinsii
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
Page(s):
ix + 259
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-12827-8/
Notes:
Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset
Reference for:
Branta hutchinsii
Branta hutchinsii: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native
Branta hutchinsii: Comments
Comment:
AOU (2004) notes, "Formerly treated as part of B. canadensis but separated on the basis of studies listed in Notes under that species. The distribution of this smallbodied form includes that of the subspecies B. c. hutchinsii, asiatica, leucopareia, taverneri, and minima as recognized by Delacour (1956)"