Canada goose migration Branta canadensis
▶ Follow the canada goose across the big globe
Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Branta canadensis |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 169 cm |
| Adult weight | 3.814 kg (male), 3.314 kg (female) |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 22,136,548 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q26733 (CC0).
Migration in the data
22,136,548 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In the Americas, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 52°N) and furthest south in January (about 42°N).
Month by month: centre of records in the Americas
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 42°N | 0% |
| February | 42°N | 0% |
| March | 44°N | 0% |
| April | 46°N | 0% |
| May | 48°N | 0% |
| June | 52°N | 0% |
| July | 49°N | 0% |
| August | 48°N | 0% |
| September | 47°N | 0% |
| October | 46°N | 0% |
| November | 44°N | 0% |
| December | 43°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the canada goose
The Canada goose is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the Arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. It has been introduced to France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. …
From the Wikipedia article “Canada goose” (revision 1381467617), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=5232437&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.