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Brant (goose)

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The brant, or brent goose (Branta bernicla), is a small goose in the genus Branta, with three recognized subspecies that all winter along temperate-zone sea coasts and breed on high-Arctic tundra. It measures 55 to 66 centimeters long with a wingspan of 106 to 121 centimeters and weighs 0.88 to 2.2 kilograms, and is recognizable by its short stubby bill and pure white under-tail set off by a very short black tail. The Brent oilfield in the North Sea was named after the species, which is assessed as Least Concern and covered by the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial and Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Branta bernicla 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Brant (goose) (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    ent oilfield in the North Sea was named after the species, which is assessed as Least Concern and covered by the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The brant, or brent goose (Branta bernicla), is a small goose in the genus Branta, with three recognized subspecies that all winter along temperate-zone sea coasts and breed on high-Arctic tundra.
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2. Brant (goose) (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27050 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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