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[[Image:Canada_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Josef.<br>Photo taken: Cayon Lake, Rapid City, [[South Dakota]], USA.]] | [[Image:Canada_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Josef.<br>Photo taken: Cayon Lake, Rapid City, [[South Dakota]], USA.]] | ||
;[[:Category:Branta|Branta]] canadensis | ;[[:Category:Branta|Branta]] canadensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | *Light-brown body | + | 76-110 cm *Light-brown body *black neck and head with white chinstrap *breast lighter than the rest of the body *white vent *black tail |
| − | *black neck and head with white chinstrap | ||
| − | *breast lighter than the rest of the body | ||
| − | *white vent | ||
| − | *black tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[North America]] and [[Canada]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Ornithologists named the four smallest subspecies of Canada Goose as a separate species in 2004: the [[Cackling Goose]]. | Ornithologists named the four smallest subspecies of Canada Goose as a separate species in 2004: the [[Cackling Goose]]. | ||
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| + | There are 7 subspecies. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Typically wetlands and farmland, occasionally urban settings. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | ===Vocalisation=== | + | The nest is placed near water; 3-8 eggs are laid in a shallow depression lined with plant material and down and are incubated for 25–28 days. |
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| + | The diet includes green vegetation, grains, aquatic plants, sometimes small insects and fish. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Male and female pair off with ''ahonk'' and ''hink'', respectively, while in flight. | Male and female pair off with ''ahonk'' and ''hink'', respectively, while in flight. | ||
<flashmp3>Branta canadensis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Branta canadensis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 15 January 2009
- Branta canadensis
Identification
76-110 cm *Light-brown body *black neck and head with white chinstrap *breast lighter than the rest of the body *white vent *black tail
Distribution
North America and Canada.
Taxonomy
Ornithologists named the four smallest subspecies of Canada Goose as a separate species in 2004: the Cackling Goose.
There are 7 subspecies.
Habitat
Typically wetlands and farmland, occasionally urban settings.
Behaviour
The nest is placed near water; 3-8 eggs are laid in a shallow depression lined with plant material and down and are incubated for 25–28 days.
The diet includes green vegetation, grains, aquatic plants, sometimes small insects and fish.
Vocalisation
Male and female pair off with ahonk and hink, respectively, while in flight.
<flashmp3>Branta canadensis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
