Canada Goose
Canada Goose
Adult
- Large bodied with long neck, fairly large bill
- Black neck and head with obvious white cheek patch
- Chest pale, underparts brownish (can be pale or fairly dark), flanks and under-tail white
- Back and wings dark brown
- © Kevin Bolton, November 2008
Canada Goose
Adults
- Often seen in large flocks
- Wings dark brown, belly brown
- Tail black
- © Kevin Shea, VA, December 2008
Canada Goose
Adult
- Black neck and head with obvious white cheek patch
- Pale chest, white flanks
- © bev edukabc, GA, October 2008
Canada Goose
Adult and goslings
Canada Goose
Adult and goslings
Canada Goose
Adults
- Size varies slightly between sexes
- Size also varies tremendously among populations
- © Byard Miller, MA, Longmeadow, March 2008
Canada Goose
Adult
- Black neck and head with obvious white cheek patch
- Black tail
- White under tail on rump
- © Gerry Dewaghe, PA, December 2005
Similar Species
Adults
- Recently split from Canada Goose
- Typically smaller than Canada Goose, with shorter neck and bill
- More common in western U.S. and Canada
- Some individuals are difficult to distinguish with certainty (both species are highly variable)
- © Jim Gilbert, Rahway, NJ, November 2008
Adult
- Black neck and breast, usually with white neck mark
- No white cheek (some aberrant Canadas may lack white cheek)
- Dark back
- © William Jobes, Barnegat Light, NJ, January 2009
Adult blue morph and immature blue morph
- Adult blue form has blue gray body, white head, and variable amount of white on neck and breast
- Adult has pink bill and legs
- Immature blue has dark gray body with face variably flecked with white
- Compare to Canada Goose on far right
- © Mick Zerr