popcool Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Cackling Goose Description: Cackling geese resemble Canada geese in appearance. Male Cackling geese are slightly larger than females, with both sexes having long, black necks with white chinstraps. The breast, abdomen, and flanks range in coloring from a light gray to a dark chocolate brown, either blending into the black neck or being separated from it by a wide white collar. The back and scapulars are darker brown, the rump is blackish, and the tail is blackish brown with U-shaped white band on rump. The bill, legs, and feet are black. Call is a “honking” sound, high-pitched yelp, or a distinctive squeaking “cackle”. Cackling geese are a small-bodied group of 4 subspecies consisting of the Aleutian , Cackling, Taverner's, and Richardson's (Hutchins's) geese. Cackling geese have proportionally smaller and stubbier, triangular-shaped bills than their Canada goose counterparts. David Sibley has developed an informative webpage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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riceducker Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 They will also decoy and respond to speck calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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