Photo:Kev ChapmanCC BY 2.0
Waterfowl
Brant
Branta bernicla
- Group
- Waterfowl
- Size class
- Small (under 10 kg)
- Family
- Anatidae
Range
- North America
- Europe
- Arctic
Habitat
- Coast
Range
Countries it is found in
37 countries
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cuba
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
Range from:Wikipedia country bird lists, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Brant. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Liam SteeleCC BY
Cross-reference
Related species
Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
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Barnacle goose
Branta leucopsis
Same genus (Branta)
EuropeArctic
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Cackling goose
Branta hutchinsii
Same genus (Branta)
North AmericaArctic
Waterfowl
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Same genus (Branta)
North AmericaEurope
Waterfowl
Ross’s goose
Anser rossii
Same subfamily (Anserinae)
North AmericaArctic
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Greater white-fronted goose
Anser albifrons
Same subfamily (Anserinae)
North AmericaEuropeAsia
Waterfowl
Snow goose
Anser caerulescens
Same subfamily (Anserinae)
North AmericaArctic