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 NR    Pale-bellied Brent Goose* Id (Atlas):
    Branta hrota

Description (10)
Image of Pale-bellied Brent Goose
 

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
56 - 61 cm

First Described (Guide)
(O. F. Müller, 1776)

Range (Guide)
Franz Josef Land, Svalbard, Greenland and northeastern Canada, wintering in Denmark, northeast England, Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland and the Atlantic coast of the U.S. from Maine to Georgia.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Branta bernicla (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was putatively split into Brent Goose (Branta bernicla), Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Branta hrota) and Black Brant (Branta nigricans) by Shields (1990) but this treatment is not followed by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brent Goose (Branta bernicla).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Branta hrota) - 10 files


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