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Common Name

Brandt Goose

Alternate Names

Brent

Common Type

Goose

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Branta

Species

bernicla

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Britain, Brandt N.J

Number of Sub-Species

Three subspecies each of which have different areas.

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Breeds in arctic tundra, winters in tidal estuaries.

Distribution and Range

Breed in high Arctic circumpolar, winter in temperate zone coastlines in Atlantic and Pacific

Food

Feeds on eel grass, sea lettuce, grass, cereal grains.

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