Canada Goose
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Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Monfragüe National Park
1 Verified records at Monfragüe National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the Arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. It has been introduced to France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; often found on or close to fresh water, the Canada goose is also common in brackish marshes, estuaries, and lagoons. Adept at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have established breeding colonies in urban and cultivated habitats, which provide food and have few natural predators. The success of this common park species has led to it often being considered a pest species. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Monfragüe National Park

Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

30–40% · Possible
Egyptian Goose
LC

Egyptian Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alopochen aegyptiaca

5–10% · With luck
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

5–10% · With luck
Ferruginous Duck
NT

Ferruginous Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya nyroca

5–10% · With luck
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

5–10% · Rare
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

5–10% · Rare
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

<5% · Rare
Muscovy Duck
LC

Muscovy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cairina moschata

<5% · Rare
Common Shelduck
LC

Common Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna tadorna

<5% · Rare
Red-crested Pochard
LC

Red-crested Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Netta rufina

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Canada Goose at Monfragüe National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
3 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
4 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
5 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
6 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
7 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
9 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
10 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
12 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
13 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
14 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
16 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
17 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
18 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
19 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
20 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
21 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
23 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
25 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
26 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
27 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
28 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
29 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
30 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
31 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
32 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
5–10%
33 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
34 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
5–10%
35 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
36 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
37 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
39 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
40 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
45 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
46 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
47 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
48 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
49 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
50 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
51 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
52 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
53 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
55 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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