Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anserinae
Tribe: Anserini
Genus: Branta
Species: B. canadensis
Binomial name
Branta canadensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
B. c. occidentalis – Dusky Canada Goose, (Baird, 1858)
B. c. fulva – Vancouver Canada Goose, (Delacour, 1951)
B. c. parvipes – Lesser Canada Goose, (Cassin, 1852)
B. c. moffitti – Moffitt's Canada Goose, (Aldrich, 1946)
B. c. maxima – Giant Canada Goose, (Delacour, 1951)
B. c. interior – Interior Canada Goose, (Todd, 1938)
B. c. canadensis – Atlantic Canada Goose, (Linnaeus, 1758)

Canada Goose distribution, including native (dark tones) and introduced (light tones) populations
Canada Goose summer: yellow
Canada Goose all year: green
Canada Goose winter: blue
Cackling Goose summer: pink
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is a goose with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, it is occasionally found in northern Europe, and has been introduced to other temperate regions.