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Scientific Name
Branta canadensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Canada goose
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Genus | Branta |
| Species | Branta canadensis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Stedman, S.J. and B.H. Stedman. 2002. Notes on Birds of Big South Fork National Recreation Area and Obed National Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Stedman, S.J. and B.H. Stedman. 2002. Notes on Birds of Big South Fork National Recreation Area and Obed National Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Stedman, S.J. and B.H. Stedman. 2002. Notes on Birds of Big South Fork National Recreation Area and Obed National Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
20
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA;
Created Date
9/20/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rasmith@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/19/2022 4:01:35 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Stedman 1998-2000;
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO)
Anacostia Park (ANAC)
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Aztec Ruins National Monument (AZRU)
Badlands National Park (BADL)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Baltimore-Washington National Parkway (BAWA)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Bluestone National Scenic River (BLUE)
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Booker T. Washington National Monument (BOWA)
Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA)
Buffalo National River (BUFF)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (CARL)
Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Chamizal National Memorial (CHAM)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (CHCH)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU)
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CHIC)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
City Of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Cowpens National Battlefield (COWP)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Devils Tower National Monument (DETO)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (EISE)
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (ELRO)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO)
Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU)
Fort Caroline National Memorial (FOCA)
Fort Circle Parks (FOCI)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Fort Laramie National Historic Site (FOLA)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (FONE)
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
Fort Union National Monument (FOUN)
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (FOUS)
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA)
Fort Washington Park (FOWA)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI)
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (FRSP)
First State National Historical Park (FRST)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Gettysburg National Military Park (GETT)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Golden Spike National Historical Park (GOSP)
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)
Zion National Park (ZION)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run (OXHI)
National Capital Parks-East (NACE)
Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ)
Moores Creek National Battlefield (MOCR)
Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (WICR)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Prince William Forest Park (PRWI)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
Suitland Parkway (SUIT)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
Wupatki National Monument (WUPA)
Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (KEMO)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (VAMA)
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (LIBO)
Johnstown Flood National Memorial (JOFL)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Oxon Run National Parkway (OXRU)
Pipe Spring National Monument (PISP)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (WOTR)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
Yucca House National Monument (YUHO)
Homestead National Historical Park (HOME)
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial (THIS)
Greenbelt Park (GREE)
Stones River National Battlefield (STRI)
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (SAIR)
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Hovenweep National Monument (HOVE)
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (HEHO)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO)
Minute Man National Historical Park (MIMA)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (GUCO)
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Navajo National Monument (NAVA)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA)
Weir Farm National Historical Park (WEFA)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Little River Canyon National Preserve (LIRI)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE)
Thomas Stone National Historic Site (THST)
Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Pipestone National Monument (PIPE)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNRI)
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways (OZAR)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Pecos National Historical Park (PECO)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (HOFR)
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (HOFU)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OCMU)
Ninety Six National Historic Site (NISI)
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (MAVA)
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE)
National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK)
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO)
Alagnak Wild River (ALAG)
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO)
Anacostia Park (ANAC)
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Aztec Ruins National Monument (AZRU)
Badlands National Park (BADL)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Baltimore-Washington National Parkway (BAWA)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Bluestone National Scenic River (BLUE)
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Booker T. Washington National Monument (BOWA)
Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA)
Buffalo National River (BUFF)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (CARL)
Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Chamizal National Memorial (CHAM)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (CHCH)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU)
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CHIC)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
City Of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Cowpens National Battlefield (COWP)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Devils Tower National Monument (DETO)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (EISE)
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (ELRO)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO)
Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU)
Fort Caroline National Memorial (FOCA)
Fort Circle Parks (FOCI)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Fort Laramie National Historic Site (FOLA)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (FONE)
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
Fort Union National Monument (FOUN)
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (FOUS)
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA)
Fort Washington Park (FOWA)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI)
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (FRSP)
First State National Historical Park (FRST)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Gettysburg National Military Park (GETT)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Golden Spike National Historical Park (GOSP)
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)
Zion National Park (ZION)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run (OXHI)
National Capital Parks-East (NACE)
Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ)
Moores Creek National Battlefield (MOCR)
Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (WICR)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Prince William Forest Park (PRWI)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
Suitland Parkway (SUIT)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
Wupatki National Monument (WUPA)
Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (KEMO)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (VAMA)
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (LIBO)
Johnstown Flood National Memorial (JOFL)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Oxon Run National Parkway (OXRU)
Pipe Spring National Monument (PISP)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (WOTR)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
Yucca House National Monument (YUHO)
Homestead National Historical Park (HOME)
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial (THIS)
Greenbelt Park (GREE)
Stones River National Battlefield (STRI)
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (SAIR)
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Hovenweep National Monument (HOVE)
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (HEHO)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO)
Minute Man National Historical Park (MIMA)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (GUCO)
National Capital Parks (NACA)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Navajo National Monument (NAVA)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA)
Weir Farm National Historical Park (WEFA)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Little River Canyon National Preserve (LIRI)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE)
Thomas Stone National Historic Site (THST)
Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Pipestone National Monument (PIPE)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNRI)
Harmony Hall (HAHA)
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (OZAR)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Pecos National Historical Park (PECO)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (HOFR)
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (HOFU)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OCMU)
Ninety Six National Historic Site (NISI)
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (MAVA)
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE)
National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK)
