Canada goose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Canada goose lives – recorded in 29 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Branta canadensis
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	29 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Mass	3.81 kg (male organism, adult weight); 3.31 kg (female organism, adult weight); 5 kg (maximum)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the Canada goose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Canada goose in 29 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. In United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
Canada
Sweden (introduced)
United Kingdom (introduced)
Norway (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
Germany (introduced)
France (introduced)
New Zealand (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Finland (introduced)
Denmark (introduced)
Luxembourg (introduced)
Austria (introduced)
Spain (introduced)
Ireland (introduced)
Isle of Man
Poland (introduced)
Czech Republic
Bermuda
Mexico (introduced)
Greenland
Italy (introduced)
Iceland (introduced)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Portugal
Åland Islands
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Canada goose?

Wikidata records the following for the Canada goose: mass 3.81 kg (male organism, adult weight); 3.31 kg (female organism, adult weight); 5 kg (maximum).

Is the Canada goose endangered?

The Canada goose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Canada goose?

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Branta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Canada goose

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the Arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. It has been introduced to France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; often found on or close to fresh water, the Canada goose is also common in brackish marshes, estuaries, and lagoons.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Canada goose (revision 1381467617), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26733 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).