Branta canadensis
Date 1700-1880
Artist Mark Catesby (1682–1749); Creator:Johann Michael Seligmann
Source/Photographer Edwards IV 84
Old Latin name Branta canadensis
New Latin name Branta canadensis
Common name Nederlands: Grote Canadese gans
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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.