Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) and goslings, Ruckle Provincial Park, Saltspring Island, British Columbia
Date 7 June 2008
Author D. Gordon E. Robertson https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dger
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_Geese_and_goslings,_Ruckles_Park.jpg

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. Branta canadensis 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.
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species: Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Anas canadensis Linnaeus, 1758 (protonym)