Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis: Taxonomy | Info | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
- Class: Aves (birds)
- Order: Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans)
- Family: Anatidae (waterfowl)
- Genus: Branta
- Species: Branta canadensis
- Common Names: Canada Goose
There are 11 subspecies of the Canada Goose:
- Branta canadensis moffitti (western or Great Basin Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis canadensis (Atlantic Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis interior (Hudson Bay, Todd, or interior Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis occidentalis (dusky Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis fulva (Vancouver or Queen Charlotte Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis maxima (giant Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis taverneri (Taverner's or Alaskan Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Richardson's or Baffin Island Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis parvipes (lesser or Athabasca Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis leucopareira (Aleutian Canada goose)
- Branta canadensis minima (cackling Canada goose)
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Branta canadensis
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Branta canadensis
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Branta canadensis
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Branta canadensis
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Branta canadensis
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Branta canadensis
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Branta canadensis
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
January, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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