Cackling goose

Weight

2.81 kg – 3.89 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

25.9 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

42 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

28 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

5.15src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

2 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Migratorysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The cackling goose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderAnseriformes
5. familyAnatidae
6. genusBranta
7. SpeciesBranta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832)

Synonyms Branta hutchinsii alascensis, Branta hutchinsii amundseni, Branta hutchinsii andrewsi, Branta hutchinsii aurea, Branta hutchinsii backi, Branta hutchinsii baffinensis, Branta hutchinsii balcheni, Branta hutchinsii barnstoni, Branta hutchinsii belloti, Branta hutchinsii bertoni, Branta hutchinsii boasi, Branta hutchinsii bossenmairi, Branta hutchinsii butleri, Branta hutchinsii camselli, Branta hutchinsii clarkei, Branta hutchinsii collinsoni, Branta hutchinsii colvillensis, Branta hutchinsii conoveri, Branta hutchinsii cooki, Branta hutchinsii deasei, Branta hutchinsii dykei, Branta hutchinsii fossi, Branta hutchinsii frobisheri, Branta hutchinsii gavini, Branta hutchinsii hantzschi, Branta hutchinsii harperi, Branta hutchinsii hearnei, Branta hutchinsii hensoni, Branta hutchinsii herberti, Branta hutchinsii hoarei, Branta hutchinsii hollandi, Branta hutchinsii inuitorum, Branta hutchinsii jennessi, Branta hutchinsii kanei, Branta hutchinsii kingi, Branta hutchinsii laingi, Branta hutchinsii larseni, Branta hutchinsii lincolni, Branta hutchinsii lowi, Branta hutchinsii lyoni, Branta hutchinsii macfarlanei, Branta hutchinsii manningi, Branta hutchinsii mcclintocki, Branta hutchinsii mcclurei, Branta hutchinsii mcconnelli, Branta hutchinsii mershoni, Branta hutchinsii murphyi, Branta hutchinsii nanseni, Branta hutchinsii osgoodi, Branta hutchinsii parryi, Branta hutchinsii perryensis, Branta hutchinsii pikei, Branta hutchinsii plumbea, Branta hutchinsii polunini, Branta hutchinsii porsildi, Branta hutchinsii rasmusseni, Branta hutchinsii richardsoni, Branta hutchinsii setoni, Branta hutchinsii sewardi, Branta hutchinsii smithi, Branta hutchinsii stefanssoni, Branta hutchinsii toddi, Branta hutchinsii turneri, Branta hutchinsii tyrrelli, Branta hutchinsii tysoni, Branta hutchinsii vasquezi, Branta hutchinsii victoriensis, Branta hutchinsii washburni, Branta hutchinsii wilkinsi, Branta hutchinsii woodi, Branta hutchinsiii scoresbyi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Canada goose

Branta canadensis

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern

Barnacle goose

Branta leucopsis

Anatidae

VU, Vulnerable

Red-breasted goose

Branta ruficollis

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern

Brant

Branta bernicla

Anatidae

NT, Near Threatened

Nene

Branta sandvicensis

Anatidae

B

Branta dickeyi

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@misc{cackling_goose_2026,
  title = {Cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cackling-goose},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}