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Canada Goose |
| Branta canadensis |
| Taxonomy |
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| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| in St. James Park, London, England |
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) was registered by Linnaeus in 1758. |
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) in the Animal Kingdom |
Classification |
Name |
Notes |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion. |
Subkingdom |
Eumetazoa |
Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides. |
Branch |
Bilateria |
Body with two symmetrical opposing sides. |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Chordates |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Vertebrates |
Superclass |
Gnathostomata |
Vertebrates with jaws. |
Class |
Aves |
Birds: Vertebrates with feathers. |
Superorder |
Neognathae |
Birds of Flight |
Order |
Anseriformes |
Waterfowl & Screamers |
Family |
Anatidae |
Waterfowl |
Subfamily |
Anserinae |
Swans (Cygnini) and Geese (Anserini) |
Tribe |
Anserini |
Geese |
Genus |
Branta |
Geese |
Species |
Branta canadensis |
Canada Goose |
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| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| in St. James Park, London, England. |
The Subspecies of the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
The subspecies of the Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) were recognized as subspecies of the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Please see Banks et al. (2004) |
Subspecie |
Name, Distribution & Data |
Branta canadensis canadensis
Linnaeus, 1758
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Atlantic Canada Goose
Nests in Canada and northeast USA. Winters east USA.
Weight: Males: 4.9 Kg. Females: 4.4 Kg. |
Branta canadensis interior
Tood, 1938
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Interior Canada Goose
Central and eastern North America.
Nests in Canada. Winters USA.
Weight: Males: 4.2 Kg. Females: 3.5 Kg. |
Branta canadensis maxima
Delacour, 1951
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Giant Canada Goose
Central North America. Recorded in the state of Washington and British Columbia.
Weight: Males: 5.7 Kg. Females: 5.0 Kg. |
Branta canadensis moffitti
Aldrich, 1946
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Great Basin or Western Canada Goose
Western North America.
Weight: Males: 4.5 Kg. Females: 3.7 Kg. |
Branta canadensis parvipes
Cassin, 1852
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Lesser Canada Goose
Alaska to Hudson Bay. Louisiana to México.
Weight: Males: 2.8 Kg. Females: 2.5 Kg. |
Branta canadensis fulva
Delacour, 1951
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Vancouver Canada Goose
Northwest North America.
Weight: 4.2 Kg. |
Branta canadensis occidentalis
S. F. Baird, 1858
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Dusky Canada Goose
Nests Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Delta in Alaska. Winters northwestern USA.
Weight: 3.8 Kg. |
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| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| in St. James Park, London, England. |
| In this photo also Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis). |
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