Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis Vulnerable
Where the red-breasted goose lives – recorded in 25 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 31,860 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See ducks, geese & swans on the world map
| Scientific name | Branta ruficollis |
|---|---|
| Group | Ducks, geese & swans |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 25 countries |
| Continents | Asia, Europe |
| Mass | 1.09 kg (female organism, adult weight); 90 g (birth weight); 1.38 kg (male organism, adult weight) |
| Class | Bird |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
Where does the red-breasted goose live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-breasted goose in 25 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. In Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- Sweden
- Belgium (introduced)
- United Kingdom (introduced)
- Germany
- Russia
- Norway
- Netherlands
- Hungary
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Poland
- France
- Ukraine
- Czech Republic
- Switzerland
- India
- Finland
- Italy
- Turkey
- Denmark
- Greece
- Slovakia
- China
- Spain (introduced)
- Serbia
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 red-breasted goose?
Wikidata records the following for the red-breasted goose: mass 1.09 kg (female organism, adult weight); 90 g (birth weight); 1.38 kg (male organism, adult weight).
Is the red-breasted goose endangered?
The red-breasted goose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the red-breasted goose?
The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Branta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the red-breasted goose
The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-breasted goose (revision 1380578678), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q187852 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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