Branta bernicla
Brent Goose

 Branta bernicla photo
© Photo: C. Zöckler, Yakutia, July 97

Species Fact Sheet
Species: Branta bernicla
Family: Anatidae
Common: Brent Goose (English), Черная казарка (Russian), Black Brent (American)
Distribution: see Circumpolar Map
Breeding habitat: High Arctic coastal marsh
Population
Name
AEWA Status
Size
Trend
Year
Global
-
605 000
?
1997





Western Siberia / Western Europe
(B. b. bernicla)
300 000
INC (possibly now STA)
1997 (1999)
Svalbard / Denmark and U.K.
(B. b. hrota)
5 000
STA
1997
Canada and Greenland / Ireland
(B. b. hrota)
20 000
STA
1997
Further Information
Sound
© C. Zöckler, Chukotka, Russia, June 00
Data Sources
Species Database for country distribution and legislation details