Brant Goose / Branta bernicla LC
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.
- Synonyms Black Brant, 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, Dark-bellied, White-bellied Brant
- Old latin name for bird Anas bernicla, Anser scaldii
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Where to see Brant Goose
- Breeding region Eurasia, North America
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Algeria
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iran
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Norway
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Åland Islands
Brant Goose subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branta bernicla bernicla | nw, nc Russia | nw Europe | No |
| Branta bernicla hrota | ne Canada, Greenland and Spitzbergen | ne USA, Ireland, UK and nw Europe | No |
| Branta bernicla nigricans | ne Siberia, Alaska and nw Canada | e Asia and w North America | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Pata qafëzezë |
| Basque | Branta musubeltz, Oca de collar, Branta musubeltza |
| Belarusian | Чорная казарка |
| Breton | Garreli boutin, Ar garreli boutin |
| Bulgarian | Черна гъска |
| Catalan | oca de collar |
| Chinese | 黑雁, [hei-yan] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑雁 |
| Cornish | Goth Manow |
| Croatian | grivasta guska |
| Czech | berneška tmavá |
| Danish | Mørkbuget Knortegås, Knortegås |
| Dutch | Rotgans |
| Esperanto | Berniklo, Kolringa ansero |
| Estonian | mustlagle |
| Faroese | Helsi-gás, Helsigás, Helsingagás, Helsinga-gás |
| Finnish | sepelhanhi |
| French | B. à ventre pâle ou B. du Pacifique, Bernache du Pacifique, Bernache cravant à ventre sombre, Cravant, Bernache cravant, Canard cravant |
| Frisian | Swartbúkrotgoes, Rotgoes |
| Galician | Ganso de cara negra, Oca de collar |
| German | Russische, Dunkelbäuchige, Asiatische Ringelgans, Ringelgans, Rottgans |
| Greek | Δαχτυλιδόχηvα, Δαχτυλιδόχηνα |
| Hebrew | ברנטה כהה |
| Hungarian | örvös lúd |
| Icelandic | Margæs, Austræn margæs |
| Inuktitut | Nerlernaq |
| Irish | Gé dhubh, Gé ghúirainn, Cadhan |
| Italian | Oca colombaccio, Oca colombaccio asiatica |
| Japanese | コクガン |
| Kazakh | Қарашақаз |
| Korean | 흑기러기 |
| Latvian | melngalvas zoss, Melngalvas tumšzoss |
| Lithuanian | Paprastoji bernikle, paprastoji berniklė |
| Luxembourgish | Réngelgäns |
| Macedonian | Гривеста гуска |
| Manx | Guiy breck, Guiy doo |
| Mongolian | Хар алаг галуу, Хар толгойт галуу |
| Northern Sami | Vilgesnierracuonji, Gierdočuonjá |
| Norwegian | Ravlegås, ringgås, Gaul, Polar-gås |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Ringgås |
| Persian | غاز گردنسیاه, غاز گردن سیاه |
| Polish | bernikla obrożna, bernikla obrozna |
| Portuguese | Ganso-de-faces-negras, ganso-de-faces-pretas, ganso de faces pretas |
| Romanian | Gâscă neagră |
| Romansh | Auca dal cularin |
| Russian | Chyornaya Kazarka, Американская казарка, Казарка черная, Чёрная казарка, Черная казарка |
| Serbian | Црна гуска, Crnotrba grivasta guska, Crna guska, Grivasta guska |
| Slovak | bernikľa tmavá, bernikla tmavá |
| Slovenian | grivasta gos, Crna gos |
| Spanish | Barnacla del Pacifico, Bernacla de cara negra, Barnacla de Cara Negra, Ganso de Collar, Ganso Carinegro, Branta, Barnacla carinegra |
| Swedish | prutgås |
| Turkish | yosun kazy, Siyah-gerdanlı Kaz, Yosun Kazı |
| Ukrainian | казарка чорна, Казарка чорна , Черна казарка, Чорна казарка |
| Welsh | Gŵydd wendorch, Gŵydd du, Gŵydd ddu, Gŵydd dorchwen |

























