Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
- umum
- 64 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Honks aggressively until you accept delivery. Do not make eye contact.
- Populasi
- ~5-6.2 million (global; population trend Increasing)
- Habitat
- Freshwater wetlands, marshes, lakes, and ponds; also brackish marshes, estuaries, and lagoons; highly adaptable to urban and suburban parks, golf courses, and lawns near water
- Fakta menarik
- A wild Canada Goose banded in Ohio in 1969 was later recovered/documented at 33 years old, making it one of the longest-lived wild geese on record.
- Sebaran
- Native to Arctic and temperate North America (Canada, Alaska, northern/central USA), breeding on tundra and boreal areas and wintering in southern North America including Mexico; introduced/naturalized resident populations established in much of the lower 48 US states, and in parts of Europe (UK, Ireland, France, Scandinavia) plus New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands
- Makanan
- Primarily herbivorous — grasses, sedges, and aquatic vegetation, plus agricultural grains (wheat, corn, rice, beans) and lawn grass/algae; occasionally small insects and fish, and scavenges garbage in urban settings
- Ukuran
- 0,9 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,5 m
- Masa hidup
- 12 tahun
