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Brant Goose
Branta bernicla · Family Anatidae
Branta bernicla
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 1,495,541
- Countries and territories with records
- 78
About this species
This species has 1,495,541 occurrence records from 78 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (50.5%), the Netherlands (12.8%), Denmark (8.5%), Sweden (8.1%) and the United Kingdom (6.7%); together they account for 86.6% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.068% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Branta bernicla combines the genus name Branta with the species epithet bernicla. The Warbla app catalog lists 6 species of the genus Branta; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Branta canadensis, Branta leucopsis and Branta hutchinsii.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 33rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 1.2 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.