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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.
The Moffitt's Canada goose (Branta canadensis moffitti), also known as the Western Canada goose or Great Basin Canada Goose is a subspecies of the Canada goose.Native to the western interior of North America surrounding the Rocky Mountains, its range has expanded due to introductions to various regions of western North America.
The giant Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) is the largest subspecies of Canada goose, on average weighing in at 5 kg (11 pounds). It is found in central North America. These geese were at one point considered extinct, but were later rediscovered. The giant Canada goose was once kept and bred in captivity for use as hunting decoys and for ...
The former "Branta" minuscula is now placed with the prehistoric American shelducks, Anabernicula. [10] On the other hand, a goose fossil from the Early-Middle Pleistocene of El Salvador is highly similar to Anser and given its age and biogeography it is likely to belong to that genus or Branta. [14]
The Atlantic Canada goose (Branta canadensis canadensis) is the nominate subspecies of Canada goose, residing in much of the east coast of North America. It has also been introduced to much of Northern Europe and Western Europe. They are often viewed as pests, especially in places they have been introduced to.
Canadian Goose is an accepted variant in at least two American dictionaries: Webster's Third New International Dictionary and The American Heritage Dictionary. A Google search for the words “Canadian Goose” but without the words “Canada Goose” yielded 129,000 entries!
Mont Saint-Hilaire in southern Quebec was made a Migratory Bird Sanctuary in 1960. The Migratory Birds Convention Act (also MBCA) is a Canadian law established in 1917 and significantly updated in June 1994 which contains regulations to protect migratory birds, their eggs, and their nests from hunting, trafficking and commercialization.
Other prominent symbols include the national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare (From Sea to Sea), [10] the sports of hockey and lacrosse, the beaver, Canada goose, Canadian horse, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Rockies, the Canadian parliamentary complex, the Canadarm, [11] and, more recently, the Canadianization of totem poles and ...