#148
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
Easy
Least concern
Photographed
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Anatidae
- Size
- 55–70 cm (length)
- Weight
- 1.4–2.2 kg
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 15–20 yrs
- Habitat
- Arctic tundra, Coastal grassland, Saltmarsh
About
The barnacle goose is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive black in the plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the brant goose, genetic analysis has shown its closest relative is the cackling goose.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.
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