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Kanadagans - Canada Goose - Branta canadensis

B. c. canadensis
Atlantic Canada Goose
Atlantische Kanadagans

Breeds Labrador and Newfoundland; winters to Florida

B. c. maxima
Giant Canada Goose
Riesenkanadagans

Formerly Great Plains; now only on wildlife reserves

B. c. interior
Interior Canada Goose
Todds Kanadagans

Breeds ne Canada; winters to Florida and Louisiana

B. c. parvipes
Lesser Canada Goose
Kleine Kanadagans

Central Alaska to Canadian prairie provinces; winters s US

B. c. moffitti
Western Canada Goose
Moffitts Kanadagans

N Great Plains and s Canada; disperses southward in winter

B. c. fulva
Vancouver Canada Goose
Vancouver Kanadagans

Coastal s Alaska to British Columbia; occasional n California

B. c. occidentalis
Dusky Canada Goose
Dunkle Kanadagans

SW Alaska (Prince William Sound to Copper River Delta)


Zwergkanadagans - Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii

B. h. hutchinsii
Richardson's Canada Goose
Hutchins Zwergkanadagans

Breeds n-c Canada and Greenland; winters Texas and Mexico (wahrscheinlich die einzige Rasse der Zwergkanadagans, die in der WP als Wildform anerkannt wird)

B. h. taverneri
Taverner's Canada Goose
Taverners Kanadagans

Central Alaska to Mackenzie River delta; winters to Mexico

B. h. minima
Cackling Canada Goose
Dunkle Zwergkanadagans

Coastal w Alaska to Mackenzie delta; winters to s California (entflohene Vögel dieser Unterart werden in Deutschland regelmäßig gesichtet)

B. h. leucopareia
Aleutian Canada Goose
Aleuten-Zwergkanadagans

Buldir I. (w Alaska). Formerly Kuril Is. and Aleutian Is.

B. h. asiatica
Bering-Zwergkanadagans

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Taxanomie und Verbreitung nach: "James F. Clements, Birds of the World: A Checklist, 5th Edition 2000 inclusive all supplements"
Deutsche Namen nach: " Peter Scott, Das Wassergeflügel der Welt"