Brant Branta bernicla Least concern
Where the brant lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,029,296 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See ducks, geese & swans on the world map
| Scientific name | Branta bernicla |
|---|---|
| Group | Ducks, geese & swans |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 23 countries |
| Continents | Asia, Europe, North America |
| Class | Bird |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
Where does the brant live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brant in 23 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- United States
- Sweden
- United Kingdom (introduced)
- Canada
- France
- Norway
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Germany
- Spain
- Mexico
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Iceland
- Finland
- Russia
- Isle of Man
- Japan
- Jersey
- Portugal
- Poland
- Estonia
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.
Is the brant endangered?
The brant’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the brant?
The brant (Branta bernicla) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Branta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the brant
The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a small goose in 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.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brant (goose) (revision 1374627697), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27050 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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