Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)

Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) - HBW 1, p. 584

French: Bernache cravant German: Ringelgans Spanish: Barnacla Carinegra
Other common names: Brant Goose, Brant, Brent; Light-bellied/Atlantic Brent (hrota); Dark-bellied/Russian Brent (bernicla); Pacific Brent (orientalis); Black Brent (nigricans)

Taxonomy: Anas Bernicla Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Race orientalis included in nigricans by some. Race nigricans sometimes considered a full species. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

hrota (O. F. Müller, 1776) - N Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and Franz Josef Land.
bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758) - NC Siberia.
orientalis Tugarinov, 1941 - NE Siberia.
nigricans (Lawrence, 1846) - extreme NE Siberia to NC Canada.

Least Concern

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Birds calling while grazing Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp bernicla)
Laurent Demongin 22 July 2008 3 years ago 4
A small flock flying overhead. Locality Terrington Marsh, Norfolk, England, Great Britain (ssp bernicla)
Stuart Fisher 29 January 2005 4 years ago 2