Canada Goose
Branta canadensis

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>> GENERAL >>>>>

– very large goose, larger than Greylag Goose
– introduced in WP, self-sustaining, migratory breeding populations
– diurnal migrant
– migrates in flocks in formation

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>

BIF578_MPU_I1Q7438_150701_cangoo-canadensis-2-AD_d_ruegen
Canada Goose Branta c. canadensis
BIF0578, 01/07/2015, Rügen, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF936_MPU_I8Z0980_100315_cangoo_d_ruegen
Canada Goose Branta c. canadensis
BIF0936, 15/03/2010, Rügen, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF937_MPU_I8Z0982_100315_cangoo_d_ruegen
Canada Goose Branta c. canadensis
BIF0937, 15/03/2010, Rügen, Germany, Mathias Putze


Canada Goose Branta c. canadensis
BIF3510, 16/09/2010, Falsterbo, Sweden, Mathias Putze


Canada Goose Branta c. canadensis
BIF3511, 16/09/2010, Falsterbo, Sweden, Mathias Putze

BIF938_MPU_I8Z2840_100324_cangoo_d_ostsee
Canada Goose Branta c. canadensis
BIF0938, 24/03/2010, Baltic Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>

BIF939-3_PFR11807_1-10_160211_BIO_cangoo-canadensis-FL-FC_nl_biesbosch_REF-S_C
Canada Goose Branta c. canadensis
BIF0939, 11/02/2016, Biesbosch, Netherlands, Patrick Franke

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Barnacle Goose
Brent Goose

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