Canada Goose Hybrid

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Canada goose hybrid.

Other then the video below all were photographed in branch brook park newark new jersey on july 21 2016 specifically between bloomfield ave. Canada geese also hybridize with many other species of geese and swan including the barnacle goose cackling goose brown china goose snow goose greater white fronted goose and emperor goose just to name a few. Its canada goose heritage is very apparent from the dark neck facial pattern and overall body pattern but the white behind the bill and the long red bill itself point to a domestic goose parent. This one has a dark brown bill and yellow feet.

This canada goose hybrid could be a canada x snow goose or a canada x greater white fronted goose hybrid those two species make the most sense to me but i couldn t be certain of its parentage. Hybrids a ll images on this page are of probable mallard canada goose hybrids anas platyrhynchos branta canadensis or of mallards and canada geese in their company. More information and photos of canada goose hybrids here. Canada goose hybrid in flight with a normal canada goose nikon d500 f8 1 1000 iso 400 0 7 ev nikkor 500mm vr with 1 4x tc natural light.

The following bird has also been identified as a hybrid between a canada goose and a blue morph snow goose but note joern s comment below which relates to this bird. Probable canada goose x blue snow goose hybrid aurora cayuga lake new york usa photo by pinicola.