Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid)

Anser rossii x Branta hutchinsii

Status: Rare casual winter visitor statewide.

Records: There are 15 records:

31 Oct 2023 Gering WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

8 Nov 2021 Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

16 Nov 2020 Dundy Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

20 and 29 Nov 2021 (2) Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

30 Nov 2020 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

14 Dec 2021 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

14 Dec 2021 Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

28 Dec 2021 Barnett Park, Red Willow Co (Manning, 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).

7 Mar 2022 Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

7-14 Mar 2022 Cochran Lake, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

7 Apr 2023 Lake Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

According to eBird.ord (accessed Mar 2024) there are numerous records for North America, almost all concentrated on the central Great Plains, from Wyoming and South Dakota south to northern Texas.

Comments: Discussion of this hybrid and photographs can be accessed at Bird Hybrids: Ross’s Goose x Cackling Goose.

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Recommended Citation

Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2024. Ross’s x Cackling Goose (hybrid) (Anser rossii x Branta hutchinsii). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org

Updated 17 Mar 2024