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Branta canadensis (Canada Goose)

Synonyms: Anas canadensis (homotypic)
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Wikipedia Abstract

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, 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 or close to fresh water.
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Infraspecies

Branta canadensis canadensis (Atlantic Canada goose) (Attributes)
Branta canadensis fulva (Vancouver Canada goose)
Branta canadensis interior (Central Canada goose) (Attributes)
Branta canadensis maxima (Giant Canada goose)
Branta canadensis moffitti (Great Basin Canada goose) (Attributes)
Branta canadensis occidentalis (Dusky Canada goose) (Attributes)
Branta canadensis parvipes (Lesser Canada goose) (Attributes)

Invasive Species

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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
11
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.44739
EDGE Score: 1.49232
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Attributes

Clutch Size [7]  5
Clutches / Year [4]  1
Fledging [6]  51 days
Global Population (2017 est.) [3]  3,700,000
Incubation [4]  26 days
Mating System [8]  Monogamy
Maximum Longevity [4]  42 years
Snout to Vent Length [6]  33 inches (83 cm)
Speed [9]  37.357 MPH (16.7 m/s)
Water Biome [1]  Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams, Coastal
Wing Span [9]  5.543 feet (1.69 m)
Adult Weight [2]  10.218 lbs (4.635 kg)
Birth Weight [4]  86 grams
Female Weight [2]  9.678 lbs (4.39 kg)
Male Weight [2]  10.759 lbs (4.88 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [2]  11.2 %
Breeding Habitat [3]  Wetlands
Wintering Geography [3]  Widespread U.S.
Wintering Habitat [3]  Wetlands, Agricultural
Diet [5]  Frugivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [5]  10 %
Diet - Plants [5]  90 %
Forages - Ground [5]  60 %
Forages - Water Surface [5]  40 %
Female Maturity [4]  2 years
Male Maturity [4]  2 years

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

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Ecosystems

Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No
Caucasus Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey No
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Citations

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♦ 2Storchová, Lenka; Hořák, David (2018), Data from: Life-history characteristics of European birds, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n6k3n
♦ 3Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 4de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 5Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 6Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 7Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 8Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 9Alerstam T, Rosén M, Bäckman J, Ericson PGP, Hellgren O (2007) Flight Speeds among Bird Species: Allometric and Phylogenetic Effects. PLoS Biol 5(8): e197. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050197
♦ 10Ecology of Commanster
♦ 11Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 12Study of Northern Virginia Ecology
♦ 13Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0