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Branta bernicla nigricans (Lawrence, 1846)

Description

breeds from extreme northeastern Siberia (Chukchi Peninsula) to northern Canada; winters from Alaska to northwestern Mexico

Common Names

  • Brant (Black) ( English )
  • brant ( English )
  • prutgås, rasen nigricans ( Swedish )
  • prutgås, underarten nigricans ( Swedish )
  • svartbukig prutgås ( Swedish )

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Aves

    Order: Anseriformes

    Family: Anatidae

    Genus: Branta

    Species: Branta bernicla nigricans (Lawrence, 1846)

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