Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Gansu canadianu |
| Basque | Kanadako branta |
| Bulgarian | Канадска гъска |
| Catalan | Oca del Canadà |
| Chinese | 加拿大雁 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 加拿大黑雁 |
| Croatian | kanadska guska |
| Czech | berneška velká |
| Danish | Canadagås |
| Dutch | Grote Canadese Gans |
| English (United States) | Canada Goose |
| Faroese | Øshvít gás |
| Finnish | kanadanhanhi |
| French | Bernache du Canada |
| Gallegan | Ganso do Canadá |
| German | Kanadagans |
| Greek | Καναδέζικη Χήνα |
| Haitian (Haiti) | Zwa Kanada |
| Hebrew | ברנטה קנדית |
| Hungarian | Kanadai lúd |
| Icelandic | Kanadagæs |
| Italian | Oca canadese maggiore |
| Japanese | カナダガン |
| Korean | 큰캐나다기러기 |
| Latvian | Kanādas zoss |
| Lithuanian | Kanadinė berniklė |
| Norwegian | kanadagås |
| Polish | bernikla kanadyjska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-do-canadá |
| Romanian | Gâscă canadiană |
| Russian | Канадская казарка |
| Serbian | Kanadska guska |
| Slovak | bernikla veľká |
| Slovenian | Kanadska gos |
| Spanish | Barnacla Canadiense Grande |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ganso Canadiense |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Ganso de Canadá |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Ganso Canadiense |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Canadiense Mayor |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Ganso Canadiense |
| Spanish (Spain) | Barnacla canadiense grande |
| Swedish | kanadagås |
| Turkish | Kanada Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Казарка канадська |
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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- BRANTA
- canadensis
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Authors
Thomas B. Mowbray, Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger, and Robert E. Trost
Revisors
Paul G. Rodewald, Shawn M. Billerman, and Brooke K. Keeney
Recommended Citation
Mowbray, T. B., C. R. Ely, J. S. Sedinger, and R. E. Trost (2020). Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cangoo.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- January 1, 2002
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Authors
Thomas B. Mowbray, Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger, and Robert E. Trost
Revisors
Thomas B. Mowbray, Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger, and Robert E. Trost
Recommended Citation
Mowbray, T. B., C. R. Ely, J. S. Sedinger, and R. E. Trost (2002). Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.cangoo.02
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- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Recommended Citation
Mowbray, T. B., C. R. Ely, J. S. Sedinger, and R. E. Trost. 2002. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). In The Birds of North America, No. 682 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.682.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 19, 2014
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Authors
Carles Carboneras, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
David Christie and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.