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Brant Goose / Branta bernicla

Brant Goose bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsDark-bellied, Dark-bellied brent goose, Dark-bellied Brent, Light-bellied Brent, Atlantic Brent, Pacific Brent, American Brant, Russian Brent, Brent Goose, Black Brent, Russian brent goose, Pale-bellied or Black Brant, Brent Goose/Brant, Brent, White-bellied Brent, Brant, Black Brant, White-bellied Brant
Old latin name for birdAnser scaldii, Anas bernicla
OrderDucks and relatives / Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae
GenusBranta
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Brant Goose bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 2.
    Call, © Kieran Nixon
    United Kingdom
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © Lars Lachmann
    Ireland
  • 4.
    Call, © Craig Brookes
    United Kingdom
  • 5.
    Call, © William Whitehead
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © David Darrell-Lambert
    United Kingdom
  • 7.
    Call, female, flight call, juvenile, male, © Ruud van Beusekom
    Netherlands
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Netherlands
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Netherlands
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Netherlands
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

There is also a 'grey-bellied' type, intermediate in colouring between hrota and nigricans, not recognied as a subspecies, breeding on one island in N Canada and wintering around Puget Sound.

Related species

Cackling Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose
Red-breasted Goose
Nene

Where to see Brant Goose

Brant Goose subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Branta bernicla berniclanw, nc Russianw EuropeNo
Branta bernicla hrotane Canada, Greenland and Spitzbergenne USA, Ireland, UK and nw EuropeNo
Branta bernicla nigricansne Siberia, Alaska and nw Canadae Asia and w North AmericaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianPata qafëzezë
BasqueBranta musubeltz, Oca de collar, Branta musubeltza
BelarusianЧорная казарка
BretonGarreli boutin, Ar garreli boutin
BulgarianЧерна гъска
Catalanoca de collar
Chinese黑雁, [hei-yan]
Chinese (Traditional)黑雁
CornishGoth Manow
Croatiangrivasta guska
Czechberneška tmavá
DanishMørkbuget Knortegås, Knortegås
DutchRotgans
EsperantoKolringa ansero, Berniklo
Estonianmustlagle
FaroeseHelsinga-gás, Helsi-gás, Helsigás, Helsingagás
Finnishsepelhanhi
FrenchBernache cravant à ventre sombre, Cravant, Bernache cravant, Canard cravant, Bernache du Pacifique, B. à ventre pâle ou B. du Pacifique
FrisianRotgoes, Swartbúkrotgoes
GalicianGanso de cara negra, Oca de collar
GermanRussische, Rottgans, Dunkelbäuchige, Asiatische Ringelgans, Ringelgans
GreekΔαχτυλιδόχηνα, Δαχτυλιδόχηvα
Hebrewברנטה כהה
Hungarianörvös lúd
IcelandicAustræn margæs, Margæs
InuktitutNerlernaq
IrishGé dhubh, Cadhan, Gé ghúirainn
ItalianOca colombaccio, Oca colombaccio asiatica
Japaneseコクガン
KazakhҚарашақаз
Korean흑기러기
LatvianMelngalvas tumšzoss, melngalvas zoss
LithuanianPaprastoji bernikle, paprastoji berniklė
LuxembourgishRéngelgäns
MacedonianГривеста гуска
ManxGuiy breck, Guiy doo
MongolianХар толгойт галуу, Хар алаг галуу
Northern SamiGierdočuonjá, Vilgesnierracuonji
NorwegianRinggås, Polar-gås, Gaul, Ravlegås, ringgås
Norwegian NynorskRinggås
Persianغاز گردن‌سیاه, غاز گردن‌ سیاه
Polishbernikla obrożna, bernikla obrozna
Portugueseganso de faces pretas, ganso-de-faces-pretas, Ganso-de-faces-negras
RomanianGâscă neagră
RomanshAuca dal cularin
RussianЧерная казарка, Американская казарка, Chyornaya Kazarka, Чёрная казарка, Казарка черная
SerbianGrivasta guska, Црна гуска, Crnotrba grivasta guska, Crna guska
Slovakbernikľa tmavá, bernikla tmavá
Sloveniangrivasta gos, Crna gos
SpanishBarnacla carinegra, Ganso de Collar, Ganso Carinegro, Branta, Barnacla del Pacifico, Barnacla de Cara Negra, Bernacla de cara negra
Swedishprutgås
Turkishyosun kazy, Yosun Kazı, Siyah-gerdanlı Kaz
UkrainianЧорна казарка, Казарка чорна , Черна казарка, казарка чорна
WelshGŵydd du, Gŵydd dorchwen, Gŵydd ddu, Gŵydd wendorch