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Canada Goose

Species of wild goose
Taxon taxon Q26733
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Summary

Canada Goose is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.048% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,991 views/month, #94 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Branta[5]
  • Taxon name: Branta canadensis[6]
  • Commons category: Branta canadensis[7]
  • Review score: 3/5[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Branta canadensis[9]
  • Commons gallery: Branta canadensis[10]
  • Original combination: Anas canadensis[11]
  • This taxon is source of: Branta canadensis feces[12]
  • Short name: B. canadensis[13]
  • Taxon common name: Gŵydd Canada[14], Canada Goose[15], Kanadagans[16], Barnacla canadiense grande[17], oca del Canadà[18], berneška velká[19], kanada lagle[20], Kanadagås[21], Канадская казарка[22], カナダガン[23], Canadagås[24], kanadanhanhi[25], kanadai lúd[26], bernikla kanadyjska[27]
  • Wingspan: 1.69 m[28]
  • Mass: 3.814 kg[29], 3.314 kg[30], 5 kg[31]

Body

Identifiers

Canada Goose's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7089[32]. Canada Goose's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8853[33]. Canada Goose's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510537[34]. Canada Goose's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5232437[35]. Canada Goose's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174999[36].

Why It Matters

Canada Goose has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wnycstudios.org. wnycstudios.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . doris.ffessm.fr. Retrieved . doris.ffessm.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · JackyM59 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Bernache du Canada, à l'Île Paton (2).jpg, Canada Geese - Flickr - treegrow.jpg, Bernaches du Canada 02.jpg
    Aliases → —
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3.814'}, {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3.314'}, {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+5'}
    Parent taxon → Branta
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: La Roche-en-Ardenne - Bernache du Canada, Branta canadensis.jpg"
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