Anser rossii x Branta hutchinsii
Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide.
Records: There are six records:
16 Nov 2020 Dundy Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)
30 Nov 2020 Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)
22 Jan 2021 Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)
5 Feb 2016 Douglas Co (Manning, eBird.org)
10 Feb 2019 Dawson Co (Edwards, eBird.org)
29 Feb 2020 Dundy Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org).
Comments: Discussion of this hybrid and photographs can be accessed at Bird Hybrids: Ross’s Goose x Cackling Goose.
Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid) with Cackling Geese in Dundy Co 16 Nov 2020 by Steven Mlodinow.
Acknowledgements: Photograph (top) of a Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid) with Cackling Geese in Dawson Co 10 Feb 2019 by Boni Edwards.
Recommended Citation
Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2021. Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid) (Anser rossii x Branta hutchinsii). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org
Updated 22 Feb 2021