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Brant (goose)

Birds

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
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial and Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Branta bernicla 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anatidae, Taxa
Source Brant (goose) (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tundra, Biomes
Source Brant (goose) (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Arctic Tundra, Ecosystems
Source Brant (goose) (Wikipedia)
Svalbard, Ecosystems
Source Brant (goose) (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Denmark

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France

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Ireland

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Slovenia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Brant (goose) (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Introduction
    The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a small goose in the genus Branta. There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra.
  • In Ecosystem: Arctic Tundra, Lead
    There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra.
  • In Ecosystem: Svalbard, Description
    The total population is about 250,000, with the main population breeding in northeastern Canada and wintering along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. from Maine to Georgia, and two smaller populations, one breeding in Franz Josef Land, Svalbard, and northeastern Greenland and wintering in Denmark, northeast England, and Scotland, and the other breeding in the far-northeastern Cana
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3. Brant (goose) (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27050 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Anatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Tundra, Introduction
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Branta bernicla
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Branta bernicla
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 9786
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 9786
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2022-06-27T10:41:29.481Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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