Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBranta (Black Geese)
- SpeciesBranta canadensis (Canada Goose)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Canada Goose in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Canada Goose sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 1827 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Canada Goose in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Canada Goose in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.