Reference photo — Kev Chapman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Brent Goose
Branta bernicla
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Anatidae
- Size
- 55–66 cm (length)
- Weight
- 0.9–2.2 kg
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 10–15 yrs
- Habitat
- Arctic tundra, Coastal mudflats, Estuaries
About
The brant or brent goose is a small goose of the genus Branta. There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.