A species separate from the Canada Goose. It is generally small, with a short neck and bill, and varies in size and plumage among subspecies.
Size and plumage vary among subspecies. Many are smaller than Canada Geese, with shorter necks and bills. Most adults of the Aleutian subspecies have a white collar.
During migration and winter, it feeds on grasses and other plants in flocks on wetlands, meadows, mudflats, and fields. It rests at night on lakes or wetlands.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.