Canada goose

Branta canadensis · Anatidae

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.

Where the Canada goose lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America and Europe).

Introduced, not native, in Sweden, United Kingdom, Belgium and Netherlands.

Most records fall in Antwerp, East Flanders, West Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Limburg and California.

See the Canada goose’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 23,354,159 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.