Genus

Black Geese

Branta

6 species in our catalog · found in 67 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusBranta (Black Geese)

Species in this group

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Branta canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Branta leucopsis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Branta bernicla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Branta hutchinsii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Branta ruficollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT Endemic

Branta sandvicensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~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	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~70%
	Canada Goose			~70%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~70%
	Canada Goose			~70%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
3	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	6	~50%
	Barnacle Goose			~30%
	Brant			~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Hawaiian Goose			Insufficient data
5	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
6	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
7	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
8	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Brant			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
11	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
12	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
14	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
15	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
16	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
17	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
20	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Brant			~30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
21	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
22	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Brant			~10%
	Cackling Goose			~10%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Brant			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
24	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			~10%
	Brant			<5%
25	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
26	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
27	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
28	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	4	~20%
	Barnacle Goose			~10%
	Brant			<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
29	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Brant			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
30	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	~10%
	Brant			Insufficient data
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
31	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			~10%
	Brant			<5%
32	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
33	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
34	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
35	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3	~10%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
	Brant			Insufficient data
	Barnacle Goose			Insufficient data
36	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
37	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			Insufficient data
38	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	5	~10%
	Barnacle Goose			~10%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
	Brant			Insufficient data
39	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
40	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	~10%
	Red-breasted Goose			Insufficient data
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
41	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
	Brant			<5%
42	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
43	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~10%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
44	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~10%
	Brant			Insufficient data
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
45	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Canada Goose			~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	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
51	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			Insufficient data
52	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
53	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	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	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
61	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
62	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
63	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
64	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
65	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
66	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Canada Goose			Insufficient data
67	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

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Black Geese

Parks Ranked