Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBranta (Black Geese)
- SpeciesBranta canadensis (Canada Goose)
Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
📅 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 Isle Royale National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Canada Goose sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 148 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Canada Goose in Isle Royale National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Canada Goose in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.