Brant - Branta bernicla

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Branta bernicla
Author (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 175011
Common Names English: Brant Goose
English: Brent Goose
Spanish: Ganso de collar
English: Brant
French: Bernache cravant
Spanish: Barnacla carinegra
Portuguese: ganso-de-faces-pretas
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Anseriformes
          Family: Anatidae
            Genus: Branta
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Branta bernicla bernicla
Subspecies: Branta bernicla hrota
Subspecies: Branta bernicla nigricans
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN175011
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
    -
Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Europe)
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)2,627
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets22
Year1981 - 2025
Latitude33.41 - 55.45
Longitude-132.57 - 8.25
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