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Branta bernicla hrota (O.F.Müller, 1776)

Description

breeds in eastern arctic Canada, northern Greenland, Spitsbergen, and Franz Josef Land; winters in coastal eastern North America, Ireland, Great Britain, and Denmark

Common Names

  • Brant (Atlantic) ( English )
  • Atlantic Brant ( English )
  • Greenland Pale-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • Light-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • Pale-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • Pale-Breasted Brent Goose ( English )
  • Svalbard Pale-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • Atlantic Brant ( English )
  • Brant (Atlantic) ( English )
  • Greenland Pale-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • Light-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • Pale-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • Pale-Breasted Brent Goose ( English )
  • Svalbard Pale-Bellied Brent Goose ( English )
  • ljusbukig prutgås ( Swedish )
  • prutgås, rasen hrota ( Swedish )
  • prutgås, underarten hrota ( Swedish )

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Aves

    Order: Anseriformes

    Family: Anatidae

    Genus: Branta

    Species: Branta bernicla hrota (O.F.Müller, 1776)

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