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Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis   (Bechstein, 1803)
 

Distribution: Greenland to Novaya Zemlya; winters to n Mediterranean  (Map)

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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)





Taxonomy
Red list  - Least Concern   [INFO]
Kingdom Animalia
Animals
Phylum Chordata
Chordates
Class Aves
Birds
Order Anseriformes
Waterfowl and Screamers
Family Anatidae
Ducks, Geese and Swans
Genus Branta
Species leucopsis
Barnacle Goose
(Bechstein, 1803)

Taxon names
  Swedish Vitkindad gås
  Catalan Oca de galta blanca
  German Nonnengans
  German syn. Weißwangengans
  Danish Bramgås
  Spanish Barnacla Cariblanca
  Estonian Valgepõsk-lagle
  Faroese Brandgás
  Finnish Valkoposkihanhi
  French Bernache nonnette
  Greenlandic Nerlernarnaq
  Hungarian Apácalúd
  Icelandic Helsingi
  Italian syn. Oca dalla faccia bianca
  Italian Oca facciabianca
  Japanese Kaojirogan
  Latvian Baltvaigu zoss
  Dutch Brandgans
  Norwegian Hvitkinngås
  Polish Bernikla białolica
  Polish syn. Bernikla bialolica
  Portuguese Ganso-de-faces-brancas
  Sámi Gierdocuonji
  Turkish Akyanaklý Kaz
  Welsh Gwydd Wyran


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