Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Canada Goose
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species: Branta canadensis
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native Migrant, Introduced
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN (Atlantic population)
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN (North Atlantic population)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
NOTES
Considered a nuisance because of the droppings they leave on lawns, golf courses, and other manicured grassy areas.
PHOTOS OF Branta canadensis
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2011-03-12
In a small freshwater pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2019-04-14
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-05-04
Adults with young, in a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-05-04
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2013-05-05
Near a freshwater pond
Barnstable County, MA
Date: 2017-05-19
Adults with young
Essex County, MA
Date: 2003-06-02
Adults with young
Essex County, MA
Date: 2003-06-02
Scat
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-08-20