Ducks, Geese, Swans
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe. It has been introduced to the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
- Family
- Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Weight
- 2.8 kg
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 34
Recorded in United States, Canada, Sweden, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Finland, Luxembourg, Estonia, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Poland, Czechia, Mexico, BM, Greenland, Portugal, Iceland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Åland, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Lithuania, Bahamas, Greece.
Where to see it: Ekeby våtmark (Sweden); Østensjøvannet (Norway); Toronto · Colonel Samuel Smith Park (Canada); Ilulissat (Greenland); Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago (United States).
