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Photo by Josef.
Photo taken: Cayon Lake, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

Branta canadensis

[edit] Identification

• Light-brown body
• black neck and head with white chinstrap
• breast lighter than the rest of the body
• white vent
• black tail

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Taxonomy

Ornithologists named the four smallest subspecies of Canada Goose as a separate species in 2004: the Cackling Goose.

[edit] Habitat

typically wetlands and farmland, occasionally urban settings

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Vocalisation

Male and female pair off with ahonk and hink, respectively, while in flight.

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