Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 336,723
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Canada goose is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the Arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. It has been introduced to France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; often found on or close to fresh water, the Canada goose is also common in brackish marshes, estuaries, and lagoons.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Canada goose”.