Branta (Black Geese) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Branta leucopsis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Branta canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Branta bernicla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Branta hutchinsii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU

Branta ruficollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Black Geese

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 224 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	2 of 5	~80%
	Barnacle Goose			~70%
	Brant			~10%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~70%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 5	~70%
	Barnacle Goose			~40%
	Brant			~40%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~70%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 5	~70%
	Barnacle Goose			~70%
6	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Brant			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
9	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
10	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
12	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
13	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
14	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
15	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
16	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
17	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 5	~30%
	Brant			~30%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
19	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Brant			<5%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
21	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
22	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
23	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			~10%
	Brant			<5%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
26	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
27	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
28	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
29	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
30	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
31	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
32	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
33	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
34	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 5	~10%
	Red-breasted Goose			~10%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
35	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 5	~10%
	Barnacle Goose			~10%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
36	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
37	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
38	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 5	~10%
	Red-breasted Goose			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
39	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
40	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
41	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
42	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
43	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Brant			<5%
44	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
45	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
46	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
47	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
48	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
49	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
50	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
51	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	2 of 5	~80%
	Cackling Goose			~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
2	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 5	~70%
	Barnacle Goose			~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Brant			<5%
3	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~70%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~70%
	Brant			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
5	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~70%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
6	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Cackling Goose			~20%
7	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Barnacle Goose			~10%
8	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~70%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Cackling Goose			~10%
9	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Brant			~10%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
10	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Brant			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
11	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
12	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
13	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Brant			<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
14	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
15	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~60%
	Canada Goose			~60%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
16	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Brant			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
17	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
18	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
19	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			~20%
20	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
21	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			~10%
	Brant			<5%
22	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
23	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~50%
24	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~50%
	Canada Goose			~30%
	Barnacle Goose			~20%
25	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
26	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
27	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
	Brant			<5%
28	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Brant			<5%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
29	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
30	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
31	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
32	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Barnacle Goose			~10%
	Brant			<5%
33	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~40%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
34	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 5	~40%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Barnacle Goose			~20%
35	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
36	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
37	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~30%
	Canada Goose			~30%
38	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
39	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
40	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Brant			~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
41	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 5	~20%
	Brant			~20%
42	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
	Cackling Goose			<5%
43	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~20%
	Canada Goose			~20%
44	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~20%
	Barnacle Goose			~20%
45	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
46	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 5	~10%
	Barnacle Goose			~10%
	Canada Goose			<5%
47	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 5	~10%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
48	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 5	~10%
	Canada Goose			~10%
49	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
50	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
51	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
52	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
53	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
54	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
55	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Barnacle Goose			<5%
56	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
57	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	<5%
	Brant			<5%
58	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
59	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%
60	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Canada Goose			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
4	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
5	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
7	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
10	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
12	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
13	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
16	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
17	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
19	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
20	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
24	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
25	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
26	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
27	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
28	Civic Aquarium of Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
29	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Parc Omega	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
31	Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
32	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
35	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
36	La Reserva del Castillo de las Guardas	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
37	Whitcliff Park (Deer Park)	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
38	Poznań Nowe Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
39	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity
41	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
42	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
44	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
45	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Safari World	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
47	Shubenacadie Wildlife Park	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
48	Banham Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
49	Zoo and Botanical Garden of Branféré	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
50	Cotswold Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity

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Black Geese

Species in this group

Barnacle Goose

Canada Goose

Brant

Cackling Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Black Geese

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found