Species Detail - Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Rare birds of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
NBNSYS0000000009
RecommendedWell-formed
Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 477/2011 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: High Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report) || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 374/2024 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section I Bird Species
brcan
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
40
15
13
27/10/1969
30/12/2014
1 January (recorded in 2006)
31 December (recorded in 2019)
Irish Rare Bird Committee, Rare birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/271/Species/10027