Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Brent Goose)

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Branta bernicla bernicla
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBranta bernicla (Brent Goose)
GenusBranta (a genus of geese)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Branta bernicla (Brent Goose) :
1: Branta bernicla (Brent Goose)
1 Feb 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
flock around tidal inlet
Image 1: In flight - antero-lateral viewImage 2: In flight - dorso-lateral viewImage 3: In flight - postero-lateral viewImage 4: In flight - ventro-lateral view
2: Branta bernicla (Brent Goose)
7 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
pair
Image 1: Pair of adults
3: Branta bernicla (Brent Goose)
2 Jan 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
in flight
Image 1: Juvenile, followed by adult - in flight
4: Branta bernicla (Brent Goose)
27 Dec 2014 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
swimming in sea
Image 1: 2 Brent Geese, swimming in seaImage 2: 2 Brent Geese, swimming in sea (2)Image 3: 2 Brent Geese, swimming in sea (3)Image 4: 3 Brent Geese, swimming in seaImage 5: 3 Brent Geese, swimming in sea (2)

Branta bernicla (Brent Goose) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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