Canada Goose

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)
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

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.