Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Family Anatidae. Order Anseriformes.
Photo: Laurent Bélanger / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Description
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body.
Traits
- Residency
- resident and nomadic (naturalised in Europe)
- Diet
- herbivorous (grass, grasses, aquatic plants)
- Game species
- yes — waterfowl
♪ Bird call
Recording: Jonathon Jongsma
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Photographs
Photo Ivan Klumov
Hawkes, Clarence / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: Wikipedia