Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Branta [canadensis or hutchinsii] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Branta hutchinsi ssp. nov.
• Branta [leucopsis x hutchinsii] (hybrid)
• Anser albifrons x Branta hutchinsii (hybrid)
• Branta [bernicla x hutchinsii] (hybrid)
• Anser rossii x Branta hutchinsii (hybrid)
• Anser caerulescens x Branta hutchinsii (hybrid)
• Anser canagicus x Branta hutchinsii (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Asturian: Gansu de Hutchins
Bulgarian: Малка канадска гъска
Catalan: Oca de Hutchins
Czech: berneška malá
Chuvash: пĕчĕк Канада хурĕ
Welsh: Gŵydd fach Canada
Danish: Dværgcanadagås, Lys Dværgcanadagås
German: Dunkle Kanadagans, Hutschins Zwergkanadagans, Zwergkanadagans
Greek: Αρκτική Καναδέζικη Χήνα, Μικρή καvαδόχηvα
English: Baffin Canada goose, Cackling Goose, canada goose, Hutchin's Goose, Hutchins's Goose, Lesser Canada Goose, Richardson Canada goose, Tundra Goose
English, HBW: Cackling Goose
English (IOC): Cackling Goose
English (United States): Cackling Goose
Esperanto: Eta kanada ansero, Malgranda kanada ansero
Spanish: Barnacla canadiense chica, Barnacla de Hutchins
Spanish (Spain): Barnacla Canadiense Chica
Spanish (HBW): Barnacla canadiense chica
Spanish (Mexico): Ganso Canadiense Menor
Estonian: eskimo lagle
Finnish: pikkukanadanhanhi
Faroese: Kákgás
French: Bernache de Hutchins
Frisian: Lytse Kanadeeske goes
Irish: Gé ghogallach
Galician: Ganso da tundra, Ganso de Hutchins
Hebrew: ברנטה גוצית
Croatian: Bafinska guska, Mala kanadska guska
Hungarian: alaszkai lúd, Kis kanadai lúd
Icelandic: Alaskagæs
Italian: Oca canadese di Hutchins, Oca canadese minore, Oca della tundra
Japanese (romaji): Kanadagan, shijuugaragan, shijuukaragan
Japanese: カナダガン, シジュウカラガン, シジュウガラガン
Korean: 캐나다기러기
Scientific: Anser Hutchinsii, Branta canadensis hutchinsii, Branta hutchinsii, 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 hutchinsii, 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
Luxembourgish: Zwergkanadagäns
Lithuanian: Šiaurine kanadine bernikle, Šiaurinė kanadinė berniklė
Latvian: Bafina zoss
Macedonian: Мала канадска гуска
Mongolian: Харлаг галуу
Dutch: Hutchins' Canadese Gans, Kleine Canadese Gans, Richardson canada gans
Norwegian Nynorsk: Polargås
Norwegian: Polargås
Polish: Bernikla mała, bernikla pólnocna, bernikla północna
Portuguese: Ganso-da-tundra, Ganso-de-hutchins
Portuguese (Portugal): Ganso-palrador
Rhaeto-Romance: Auca da Hutchins
Romanian: Gâscă cotcodac
Russian: Казарка малая канадская, Малая канадская казарка
Northern Sami: Uhcakanádačuonjá
Slovak: bernikla tundrová
Slovenian: Mala kanadska gos
Serbian: Mala kanadska guska
Swedish: Dvärgkanadagås
Turkish: Gıdaklayan Kaz, Küçük Kanada kazı
Tatar: кече Канада казаркасы
Ukrainian: казарка мала
Uzbek: кичик Канада ғози
Chinese: 加拿大雁, 小美洲黑雁, 短嘴黑雁
Chinese (Traditional): 小加拿大雁