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The Canada Goose is one of the most well-known birds of North America. It is found allover the US and Canada, at different times of the year.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Genus Branta
Species B. canadensis
he Canada Goose is one of the most well-known birds of North America. It is found allover the US and Canada, at different times of the year. This herbivore, which can live for about 24 years in its wild habitats, is known to also migrate to eastern Siberia, China and Northern Europe.
It has a wing span of 1.30 to 1.75 m, measuring only 76 to 110 cm in body. They can weigh between 3.5 and 9.0 kg. The head and neck are mostly black with a white side patch on the face, while the rest of the plumage is grayish and the legs are black. This is a very adaptable species, which most striking visual characteristic is the white band, very marked, around the chin area. The CanadaGoose feeds while swimming, dipping its long neck in the water. It typically eats plant-based material, particularly aquatic plants. During migration periods, they can take advantage of agricultural waste such as seeds and hay.
The species always remains in flocks, except when it nests. Canadian Geese form monogamous couples around the age of two, which remain together until the death of one of the partners. During the nesting season, the couple chooses a territory next to the water and protects it from intruders. The female lays between 4 and 8 eggs per season, brooded by both members of the couple for 25-28 days. During this period, they lose their flight feathers and, as such, the ability to fly. As soon as the eggs hatch, the parents accompany the chicks on feeding excursions. They have the curious habit of following their father or mother in a line, like a parade. The couple is very careful with their goslings, protecting them from any threat of aggression, attacking, if necessary, animals of much larger dimensions.
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