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The black head and neck with white "chinstrap" distinguish this goose from all other geese except the larger Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and the similarly sized barnacle goose (B. leucopsis). There are up to five subspecies of cackling goose of varying sizes and plumage details. The female looks virtually identical but is slightly lighter and has a different voice. Some are hard to distinguish from the Canada goose, with which the cackling goose was long assumed to form one species, the cackling goose and the smaller Canada goose subspecies being called the lesser Canada goose.
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When to see the Cackling Goose
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cackling Goose
The map shades 19 countries with regular records, and 5 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Norway, Finland, France, Spain, Denmark.
About the Cackling Goose
The cackling goose is a species of goose found in North America and East Asia.
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Easily confused with
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisThe barnacle goose is a medium-sized goose, 55–70 cm (22–28 in) long, with a wingspan of 120–145 cm (47–57 in) and a weight of 1.21–2.23 kg (2.7–4.9 lb), with black legs and a small, stubby black bill.
Brant GooseBranta berniclaThe brant is a small goose with a short, stubby bill.
NeneBranta sandvicensisThe nene is a large-sized goose at 41 cm (16 in) tall.
Side by side: Cackling Goose vs Canada Goose · Brant Goose vs Cackling Goose · Barnacle Goose vs Cackling Goose · Cackling Goose vs Nene · Cackling Goose vs Red-breasted Goose
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