▁amongst ▁all ▁sub species ▁. ▁The ▁female ▁looks ▁virt ually ▁identical , ▁but ▁is ▁slightly ▁l ighter ▁at ▁, ▁aver aging ▁amongst ▁all ▁sub species ▁, ▁and ▁generally ▁ 1 0 % ▁smaller ▁in ▁linear ▁dimensions ▁than ▁the ▁male ▁counter parts . ▁The ▁hon k ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁Canada ▁go ose , ▁while ▁the ▁hr ink ▁call ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁female ▁go ose . ▁The ▁calls ▁are ▁similar , ▁however , ▁the ▁hr ink ▁is ▁shorter ▁and ▁more ▁high - p itch ed ▁than ▁the ▁hon k ▁of ▁males . ▁▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁North ▁America . ▁It ▁bre eds ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁habit ats . ▁The ▁Great ▁L akes ▁region ▁maintain s ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁population ▁of ▁Canada ▁ge ese . ▁Canada ▁ge ese ▁occur ▁year - round ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁bre eding ▁range , ▁including ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁se ab o ard ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁coast . ▁Between ▁California ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁northern ▁Mexico , ▁Canada ▁ge ese ▁are ▁primarily ▁present ▁as ▁migr ants ▁from ▁further ▁north ▁during ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁over h un ting ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁habitat ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁had ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁serious ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁this ▁bird ▁in ▁its ▁native ▁range .