Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
               Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
                 Order Anseriformes Wagler, 1831 - waterfowl and screamers
                   Family Anatidae Vigors, 1825 - ducks, geese, swans
                     Subfamily Anserinae Vigors, 1825 - geese
                       Tribe Anserini Vigors, 1825 - geese see Subfamily Anserinae Vigors, 1825
                         Genus Branta Scopoli, 1769 - Canada goose
                           Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Canada goose
                             1 Branta canadensis maxima Delacour, 1951
                             2 Branta canadensis leucopareia (Brandt, 1836) - tundra goose
                             3 Branta canadensis minima Ridgway, 1885 - cackling goose