Least ConcernCanada Goose
Branta canadensis
One of the 5 swans on WAnimals
Birds · Anseriformes · Anatidae
Cygnus atratus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
A swan with entirely black plumage apart from the flight feathers, which are white and show only in flight. The bill is red and the neck longer than that of any other swan. The cygnet hatches covered in greyish down and its first plumage is greyish brown; it reaches the typical black at a year old and the bill takes on its colour at five months.
Weight
5.1 kg – 6.2 kg
Size
1.3 m – 1.5 m
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Estimated population
Concentrations of up to 70,000 individuals have been estimated at Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List; Wikipedia (Cygnus atratus); Birds Colombia; Zoobotánico de Jerez; Animalia.bio; Latham 1790
Best time: All year round; it has no defined breeding season and lays when conditions are favourable
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