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Summary
Small Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii minima) brood, formerly known as Lesser or Small Canada Goose Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Branta Species: B. hutchinsii

Only slightly larger than a mallard duck, the Aleutian Canada goose is one of the smallest subspecies of Canada goose. It nests only on islands in the North Pacific Ocean. Date:15 June 2003 Source: images.fws.gov/default.cfm?fuseaction=records.display&CFID=3855080&CFTOKEN=87835524&id=50E3D3A1-65BF-03E7-2E79A6BACAC438AA Tim Bowman, USFWS - This image or recording is the work of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. For more information, see the Fish and Wildlife Service copyright policy.