Canada geese

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Canada geese are large, migratory North American waterfowl known for their black heads and necks with white chinstraps, V-shaped flight formations, and loud honking calls.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Canada goose 12
Canada geese canonical 3
Branta canadensis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
averageLength 75–110 cm ⓘ
averageMass 3–6.5 kg ⓘ
averageWingspan 127–185 cm ⓘ
billColor black ⓘ
bodyColor brownish-gray ⓘ
breedingSite near freshwater bodies ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 2–8 eggs ⓘ
commonName Canada goose ⓘ
Canadian goose ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinctiveMarking white chinstrap ⓘ
domesticationStatus wild but sometimes semi-domesticated in parks ⓘ
family Anatidae ⓘ
flightSpeed up to about 60–70 km/h ⓘ
food agricultural grains ⓘ
aquatic plants ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
genus Branta ⓘ
goslingColor yellowish down ⓘ
habitat golf courses ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
ponds ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
urban parks ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasPluralName Canada geese ⓘ
headColor black ⓘ
impact can be agricultural pest ⓘ
can pose hazards to aircraft ⓘ
introducedTo New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
knownFor aggressive nest defense ⓘ
fecal pollution in urban areas ⓘ
legColor black ⓘ
lifespanInWild 10–24 years ⓘ
migrationPattern north–south migration in North America ⓘ
migratoryBehavior long-distance migrant ⓘ
nativeTo North America ⓘ
neckColor black ⓘ
nestType ground nest ⓘ
order Anseriformes ⓘ
pairBond monogamous ⓘ
parentalCare both parents guard goslings ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
predator coyotes ⓘ
foxes ⓘ
large birds of prey ⓘ
regulatedBy Migratory Bird Treaty Act (United States) ⓘ
Migratory Birds Convention Act (Canada) ⓘ
scientificName Branta canadensis ⓘ
socialBehavior gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalFlightFormation V-shaped formation ⓘ
underpartsColor lighter breast ⓘ
vocalizationType loud honking calls ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stanley Park → containsSpecies → Canada geese ⓘ
subject linked to: Stanley Park, Vancouver
Anatidae → containsSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Branta → hasSpecies → Branta canadensis ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge → supportsSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Lost Lagoon → hasWildlife → Canada geese ⓘ
McNary National Wildlife Refuge → notableSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Branta hutchinsii → commonName → cackling Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge → hasSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Sauvie Island Wildlife Area → hasSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Wawa Inc. → hasMascot → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Wawa Goose Monument → depicts → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary → typicalSpeciesObserved → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Wawa Goose → depicts → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Horicon Marsh → notableSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge → hasSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge → notableSpecies → Canada goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese
Branta canadensis → commonName → Canadian goose ⓘ
linked to: Canada geese