Black Geese
Branta
The black geese of the genus Branta are waterfowl belonging to the true geese and swans subfamily Anserinae. They occur in the northern coastal regions of the Palearctic and all over North America, migrating to more southernly coasts in winter, and as resident birds in the Hawaiian Islands. Alone in the Southern Hemisphere, a self-sustaining feral population derived from introduced Canada geese is also found in New Zealand.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Canada Goose
speciesBranta canadensis
Brant
speciesBranta bernicla
Barnacle Goose
speciesBranta leucopsis
Cackling Goose
speciesBranta hutchinsii
Hawaiian Goose
speciesBranta sandvicensis
Red-breasted Goose
speciesBranta ruficollis
Cackling × Barnacle Goose
hybridBranta hutchinsii × leucopsis
Canada × Barnacle Goose
hybridBranta canadensis × leucopsis
Barnacle × Red-breasted Goose
hybridBranta leucopsis × ruficollis
Barnacle × Hawaiian Goose
hybridBranta leucopsis × sandvicensis
Cackling × Red-breasted Goose
hybridBranta hutchinsii × ruficollis
Brant × Cackling Goose
hybridBranta bernicla × hutchinsii
Canada × Hawaiian Goose
hybridBranta canadensis × sandvicensis
Giant Hawaii Goose
speciesBranta rhuax
Branta bernicla × ruficollis
hybridBranta bernicla × ruficollis
Woodwalking Goose
speciesBranta hylobadistes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7086.