Canada goose

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a wild 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. There are a number of subspecies.

Canada goose
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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)
Canada goose distribution

Branta canadensis

Canada Goose Media

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  Two individuals in the middle of a fight

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  Profile view of a Canada goose head

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  Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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  On Spokane River, Washington state

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  Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

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  Flock swimming in Huntsville, Ontario

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  Canada Goose Branta canadensis, in flight at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

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  Approaching to beg for food in a Manchester park, a learned behavior

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  Canada goose (Branta canadensis), Lake Victoria, Christchurch, New Zealand 04

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  Bathing, Oxfordshire, England

• Call of the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

• A flock of feeding Canada geese calling