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  • Canada Goose, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Dimitris Salas, all rights reserved

  • Canada Goose, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Daniel LaFrance, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Canada Goose, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) mhalsted, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Canada Goose, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) sdrov, all rights reserved

  • Canada Goose, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Jeff Fenwick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Canada Goose, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Thomas J. Bright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

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The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe. It has been introduced to the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; it tends to be found on...

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