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The official name for any bird is its Latin name. So, the “real” name for this creature is Branta canadensis. That’s because the bird probably has 200 different names in 200 different languages, based on its colors, its sounds, its habitat, or many other reasons.

Birds get named after people, after habits, after all sorts of things. The Latin name is the same around the world for that bird.

Canada goose is the common name for the species Branta canadensis. So, it is correct to call this bird “Canada goose” and not correct to call it “Canadian goose.”

A Canadian goose could be any goose from Canada. It’s confusing, I know. But it really bugged me that that lady kept saying, “Look at all the Canadian geese!”

https://www.tnonline.com/20210416/a-goose-by-any-other-name/