Barnacle goose

An attractive small goose, nesting on Arctic coasts from northeastern Greenland east to Siberia, and wintering in northwestern Europe. Greenland birds may occasionally go off course and reach...

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Branta leucopsis, Barnacle Goose. It belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, containing species with largely black plumage, unlike the grey Anser species. A rather compact and fairly small goose with big white face patch, silvery upperparts, and black neck and breast sharply demarcated from white belly. Breeds mainly in Greenland, Iceland, Spitsbergen and locally around the Baltic Sea. Winters in farmland and grassy wetlands mainly in coastal lowlands throughout northern Europe.

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose.

Sep 15, 2018 Bird World › Barnacle goose › Barnacle goose - Branta leucopsis images Taxonomic classification < > Images The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) belongs to the family Anatidae under the order Anseriformes. Barnacle goose taxonomy The Anatidae is the family of ducks, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820. The family Anatidae comprises…

The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) is a small to medium-sized goose, reaching 58 to 75 cm in length and weighing 1,5 to 2 kg, with a white face and black head, neck, and upper breast. Its belly is white. The wings and its back are silver-gray with black-and-white bars. The legs and the beak are black. Both male and female are similar but the male is typically larger. There are some similarities with the Canada goose (Branta canadensis), only the Canada goose has a longer neck and a pale…

Barnacle Goose with young