Birds of the World

    ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)  
Genus: Branta (6 species)


Brant Goose
Brant Goose (Branta bernicla)
Range: NA, PAL: widespread
San Diego, California, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info


Canada Goose
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Range: NA: widespread
Lake Lanier, Georgia, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A very large goose which moves in groups, is often common, and is sometimes seen in city parks. Note long bill and larger size compared to Cackling Goose.
An active nest.

Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Range: NA: c Canada
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A large goose but smaller than the very similar Canada Goose. Note short bill on Cackling Goose.

Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Range: PAL: high Arctic e Greenland, Svalbard (n of Norway), Novaya Zemlya and nearby Kolguyev and Vaygach is. (nw Russia)
Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Red-breasted Goose
Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) Vulnerable
Range: PAL: low Arctic tundra of Yamal, Gydan and Taymyr pens. (nw Siberia)
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Nene
Nene (Branta sandvicensis) Near Threatened
Range: PO: Hawaiian Is.
 
 
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