Barnacle goose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the barnacle goose lives – recorded in 27 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Branta leucopsis
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	27 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	107 g (birth weight); 1.79 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.59 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the barnacle goose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the barnacle goose in 27 countries and territories across Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a barnacle goose?

Wikidata records the following for the barnacle goose: mass 107 g (birth weight); 1.79 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.59 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the barnacle goose endangered?

The barnacle goose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the barnacle goose?

The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Branta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the barnacle goose

The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive black in the plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the brant goose, genetic analysis has shown its closest relative is the cackling goose.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Barnacle goose (revision 1369802615), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26680 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).