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AI reconstruction of Brant (Branta bernicla)AI

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PRB-0006Anseriformes

Brant

Ganso Carinegro

Branta bernicla

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

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.

FamilyAnatidaeDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatgrasslandsGrassland
Primary dietPlantHerbivore terrestrial
Average mass1335 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratory; Long-distance dispersalTerrestrial

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Spectrogram of Brant: call
SpectrogramBranta bernicla

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Sound recorded by Cureau Hervé · XC1074579 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Brant

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.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
grasslands
Elevation
0–Not resolved m
Nest
Scrape · Ground
Clutch
1–10 eggs
Social behavior
Colonial

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