Species Detail - Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for 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
600
92
53
25/02/1978
08/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 2006)
31 December (recorded in 2019)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/10027