Brant (goose)
| Brant | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Branta |
| Species: | B. bernicla |
| Binomial name | |
| Branta bernicla | |
| Global map of range Winter non-breeding range Summer breeding range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anas bernicla Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a small goose of the genus Branta. There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra.
The Brent oilfield was named after the species.
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