Species profile
Svalbard Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
Quick answer
Occasional Wintering. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Branta leucopsis
- Family
- Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Genus
- Branta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Amsterdam Wigeon (Mareca marecula)