Brant (goose)

Brant
Calls recorded in West Sussex, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species:
B. bernicla
Binomial name
Branta bernicla
Global map of range[2]
  Winter non-breeding range
  Summer breeding range
Synonyms

Anas bernicla Linnaeus, 1758

The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) 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.

The Brent oilfield was named after the species.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Branta bernicla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679946A85966135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679946A85966135.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lewis, Tyler L.; Ward, David H.; Sedinger, James S.; Reed, Austin; Derksen, Dirk V.; Carboneras, Carles; Christie, David; Kirwan, Guy M. (4 March 2020). Billerman, Shawn M (ed.). "Brant (Branta bernicla)". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.brant.01.
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