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GrasslandPlatform nestLarge · 1.3 kg
What the Brant Goose sounds like
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The brant is a small goose with a short, stubby bill. It measures 55–66 cm (22–26 in) long, 106–121 cm (42–48 in) across the wings and weighs 0.88–2.2 kg (1.9–4.9 lb). The under-tail is pure white, and the tail black and very short (the shortest of any goose). The body of the dark-bellied nominate subspecies B. b. bernicla is fairly uniformly dark grey-brown all over, the flanks and belly not significantly paler than the back. The head and neck are black, with a small white patch on either side of the neck.
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When to see the Brant Goose
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brant Goose
The map shades 40 countries with regular records, and 8 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Morocco, Puerto Rico, Ukraine, Costa Rica, Cuba, Philippines, Türkiye, Romania.
About the Brant Goose
The brant or brent goose 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.
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Easily confused with
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiThe black head and neck with white "chinstrap" distinguish this goose from all other geese except the larger Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and the similarly sized barnacle goose (B. leucopsis).
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisThe barnacle goose is a medium-sized goose, 55–70 cm (22–28 in) long, with a wingspan of 120–145 cm (47–57 in) and a weight of 1.21–2.23 kg (2.7–4.9 lb), with black legs and a small, stubby black bill.
NeneBranta sandvicensisThe nene is a large-sized goose at 41 cm (16 in) tall.
Side by side: Brant Goose vs Canada Goose · Brant Goose vs Cackling Goose · Barnacle Goose vs Brant Goose · Brant Goose vs Nene
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