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Canada Goose

Branta canadensisOrder: ANSERIFORMESFamily: Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
Canada Goose Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Spatulate
  • Eye Color: Dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Special (unique patterns or features)
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Black
  • Throat Color: White and black.
  • Cere color: No Data
Canada Goose Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 64-114 cm (25-45 in)
  • Weight: 3809 g (134.4 oz)
  • Size: Size 5. Very Large (32 - 72 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Black, Gray
  • Underparts: Pale gray with pale brown barring.
  • Upperparts: Dark gray-brown
  • Back Pattern: Barred or banded
  • Belly Pattern: Barred or banded, Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Barred or banded, Solid
Canada Goose Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Strong deep wing beats., Flies in V formation in migration., Strong powerful direct flight.
  • Wingspan Range: 190 cm (75 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Dark Gray
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Family Geese (Anatidae)_blue
Species Branta canadensis
Length25 - 45 Inches
Wingspan75 Inches

Canada Goose

Canada Goose: Large, long-necked goose with dark upperparts and paler underparts grading to white on vent. The head and neck are black with white chin bar. Body is usually gray-brown, although varies from dark brown to gray in different races. White semi-circle above black tail is visible in flight.

● Song: "cackle" or "honk-a-lonk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Canada Goose: Eats a variety of grass when foraging terrestrially; also feeds on agricultural crops such as wheat, beans, rice, and corn. Sometimes tips like puddle ducks when feeding on aquatic plants such as wild celery, sea lettuce, and sago pondweed.

● Breeding & nesting: Canada Goose: Four to seven white eggs are laid in a large nest made of grass and moss, lined with down, and built on the ground near water or on a muskrat lodge; sometimes uses an abandoned Osprey or Bald Eagle nest in a tree. Incubation ranges from 25 to 30 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Canada Goose: Brant is smaller, has black breast, white flanks, small white neck patch, and lacks white cheek patch.

Flight Pattern

Strong deep wing beats., Flies in V formation in migration., Strong powerful direct flight.
Canada Goose Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Canada Goose: Breeds from Alaska east to Baffin Island and south to California, Illinois, and Massachusetts. Spends winters south to northern Mexico and the Gulf coast.; also a widespread resident in city parks and on reservoirs. Preferred habitats include lakes, bays, rivers, marshes, and stubble fields.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationCommon to abundant
MigrationMigratory
Weight134.4 Ounces