Genus

Black Geese

Branta

6 species in our catalog · found in 66 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Branta canadensis

Branta leucopsis

Branta bernicla

Branta hutchinsii

Branta ruficollis

Branta sandvicensis

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

40–50

Apr

40–50

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Black Geese

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	60–70%
	Canada Goose			60–70%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	60–70%
	Canada Goose			60–70%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
3	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Canada Goose			60–70%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	6	50–60%
	Barnacle Goose			30–40%
	Brant			20–30%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Hawaiian Goose			Insufficient data
5	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	50–60%
	Canada Goose			50–60%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
6	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	Canada Goose			40–50%
7	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	Canada Goose			40–50%
8	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	40–50%
	Canada Goose			40–50%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	40–50%
	Canada Goose			40–50%
	Brant			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	30–40%
	Canada Goose			30–40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
11	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	Canada Goose			30–40%
12	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	30–40%
	Canada Goose			30–40%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Canada Goose			30–40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
14	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	30–40%
	Canada Goose			30–40%
15	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	30–40%
	Canada Goose			30–40%
16	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	20–30%
	Canada Goose			20–30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
17	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Canada Goose			20–30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Canada Goose			20–30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Canada Goose			20–30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
20	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Brant			20–30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
21	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Canada Goose			20–30%
22	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
	Brant			0–10%
	Cackling Goose			0–10%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Canada Goose			20–30%
	Brant			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
24	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	20–30%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
	Cackling Goose			0–10%
	Brant			<5%
25	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
26	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
27	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
28	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	4	10–20%
	Barnacle Goose			10–20%
	Brant			<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
29	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
	Brant			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
30	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Canada Goose			0–10%
	Cackling Goose			0–10%
	Brant			<5%
31	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	10–20%
	Brant			Insufficient data
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
32	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
33	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
34	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	Canada Goose			10–20%
35	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3	0–10%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
	Brant			Insufficient data
	Barnacle Goose			Insufficient data
36	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	0–10%
	Canada Goose			0–10%
37	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	0–10%
	Canada Goose			0–10%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			Insufficient data
38	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	5	0–10%
	Barnacle Goose			0–10%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
	Brant			Insufficient data
39	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	0–10%
	Canada Goose			0–10%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
40	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	0–10%
	Red-breasted Goose			Insufficient data
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
41	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	0–10%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
	Brant			<5%
42	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	0–10%
	Canada Goose			0–10%
43	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	0–10%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
44	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	0–10%
	Brant			Insufficient data
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
45	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Canada Goose			0–10%
46	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Brant			Insufficient data
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
47	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
48	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			Insufficient data
49	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
50	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
51	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
52	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
53	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
54	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
55	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Brant			<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
56	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
57	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			Insufficient data
58	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
59	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	<5%
	Brant			Insufficient data
60	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
61	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
62	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
63	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
64	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
65	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
66	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Brant			Insufficient data

Black Geese

Species in this group

Canada Goose

Barnacle Goose

Brant

Cackling Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Hawaiian Goose

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Black Geese

Parks Ranked