Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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 Wider Countryside Report
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Regional Trends:
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England
English Regions
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Distribution:
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Atlas Maps
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BBS Maps
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
82 thousand adults
in 1999
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Winter:
190 thousand individuals
in 2004-09
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First Record:
1676
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First Breeding Record:
Introduced Hampshire 1890
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Conservation Status:
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
Not Assessed
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Races of Concern:
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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Most frequent in:
Lakes
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Also common in:
Ponds
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Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
2500 to 10 thousand pairs
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(II,IX), WBD(II*)Bern(III), Bonn(II)
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Survey Results:
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BirdTrack
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
86 x 58 mm
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Egg Weight:
163.0 g (of which 11 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
200
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Clutch Size:
5 - 7 eggs
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Incubation:
28- 30 days
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
40 - 48days
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as:
Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
2038
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
0.724
± 0.006
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Juvenile Survival:
0.759 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
3
years
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Typical Lifespan:
6
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
31 years 10 months 29 days (set in 2007)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
L*
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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518.7 ± 33.4
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Range
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457 - 555 mm, N =56
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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541.0 ± 20.5
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498 - 555 mm, N =24
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Female:
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505.7 ± 15.4
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465 - 515 mm, N =25
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Weight
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Adult:
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3.96 ± 0.56
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Range
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3.20 - 4.85 kg , N =2917
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Juvenile:
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2.90 ± 0.50
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2.00 - 3.55 kg , N =26
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Male:
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4.27 ± 0.50
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3.60 - 4.95 kg , N =1126
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Female:
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3.67 ± 0.45
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3.05 - 4.40 kg , N =1217
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Greater Canada Goose
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Previously Chen caerulescens, Has Included Branta hutchinsii
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Gaelic:
Gèadh-dubh
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Welsh:
Gwydd Canada
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Danish:
Canadagås
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Dutch:
Canadese gans
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Finnish:
Kanadanhanhi
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French:
Bernache du Canada
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German:
Kanadagans
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Hungarian:
Kanadai lúd
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Icelandic:
Kanadagæs
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Irish:
Gé Cheanadach
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Italian:
Oca del Canada
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Norwegian:
Kanadagås
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Polish:
Bernikla kanadyjska
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Portuguese:
Ganso do Canadá
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Spanish:
Barnacla canadiense
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Swedish:
Kanadagås
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
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Cabot, D. 2009 Wildfowl Collins, London
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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