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CaRMS taxon details

Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

159176  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159176)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution North America; Oceania  
Distribution North America; Oceania [details]
CaRMS (2024). Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159176 on 2025-04-01
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159176 on 2025-04-01
Date
action
by
2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
created
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
checked
2011-04-27 09:01:37Z
changed

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details] 

basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details] 

additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details] 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68: p. [details] 

additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. Fifth Edition. Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details] 

additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. Paragon Publishing. 1-383. [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details] 

additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 1321–1342. [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 
 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
Polygons
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

  • From editor or global species database
  • United Kingdom
  • From regional or thematic species database
  • Baltic Sea
  • North Sea
  • Unreviewed
  • Baltic Sea
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Sweden
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom (Nation) : Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details]

Unreviewed
Diet variety of grasses, wheat, beans, rice and corn and aquatic plants [details]

Dimensions Length: 25"-45" (64 cm-114 cm) [details]

Distribution North America; Oceania [details]

Habitat swamps, marshes, meadows, lakes and shorelines [details]

Reproduction Breeds from Baffin Island to Alaska and south to Newfoundland, rarely Maine and Massachusetts, Kansas, and northern California. Breed in open or forested areas near water. Winters from southern Canada to the Gulf States and Mexico.  [details]
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    LanguageName 
    Danish Canadagås  [details]
    Dutch grote Canadese gans  [details]
    English Canada goose  [details]
    German Kanadagans  [details]
    Hebrew ברנטה  [details]
    Italian oca del Canada  [details]
    Lithuanian Kanadinė berniklė  [details]
    Modern Greek (1453-) Καναδική χήνα  [details]
    Norwegian Kanadagås  [details]
    Norwegian Bokmål Kanadagås  [details]
    Norwegian Nynorsk Kanadagås  [details]
    Polish bernikla kanadyjska  [details]
    Russian канадская казарка  [details]
    Slovenian Kanadska gos  [details]
    Spanish barnacla Canadiense  [details]
    Swedish Kanadagås  [details]
    Turkish Kanada kazı  [details]
    Ukrainian Канадська казаркаКазарка канадська  [details]
    Welsh gwydd Canada  [details]
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