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Swoose

Branta canadensis

Description:

Swan Goose (domestic) Canada Goose Hybrid http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/domge...

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3 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

I found one similar to yours last week, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/110... But with these hybrids they can be super variable. Yours has more white on it, but in the Google images there is one just like yours that shows up at the very top.

CarlaLouise
CarlaLouise 10 years ago

Thank you Ashley, I appreciate your input! A friend told me it was Leucism, but I will Google it :)

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

This bird doesn't have leucism. This is a Canada Goose x Swan Goose (domestic) hybrid. You can tell by the abnormally huge body that a Canada Goose would never have. Google this hybrid and you will find pictures that look exactly like your pictures.

CarlaLouise
Spotted by
CarlaLouise

Salem, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Nov 13, 2013
Submitted on Dec 3, 2013

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