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Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis x

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae

The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive black in the plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the brant goose, genetic analysis has shown its closest relative is the cackling goose. Taxonomy and naming The barnacle goose was first classified taxonomically by Johann Matthäus Bechstein in 1803.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 9