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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Chordates
  4. Birds
  5. Waterfowl
  6. Ducks, Geese, and Swans
  7. Black Geese

genus

Black Geese

Branta

Includes
4 native 1 introduced 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Canada Goose native
  • Brant native
  • Barnacle Goose present
  • Cackling Goose native
  • Hawaiian Goose native
  • Red-breasted Goose present
  • Cackling × Barnacle Goose
  • Canada × Barnacle Goose
  • Brant × Cackling Goose

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native black geese All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Canada Goose Branta canadensis 482,447 observations
  • Brant Branta bernicla 26,208 observations
  • Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 16,504 observations
  • Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis 6,524 observations

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