Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - cackling goose (Branta canadensis minima) From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library.
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Metadata
Title: Canada Goose
Alternative Title: Branta canadensis
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Source: AK/RO/01339
Publisher: (none)
Contributor: ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR-EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: Birds, Waterfowl, Geese
Date Issued: December 09 2003
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, the migration of Canada geese occasionally reaches northern Europe.
