Yes -
Branta leucopsis (Barnacle Goose) is a white-cheeked goose, and reportedly is
closer genetically to B. hutchinsii than B. hutchinsii is to B. canadensis .
Wayne
From: "Ian Paulsen" <birdbooker@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: whoffman@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:41:12 PM
Subject: Re: [BIRDWG01] goose ID
HI:
Split 2 species into 3?
sincerely
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Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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