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Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollis

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25 photos

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Sounds

  • Recording by Pascal Christe (XC699552). CC-BY-SA · Source

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,012, February 2,224, March 3,485, April 5,483, May 7,906, June 8,621, July 9,225, August 7,933, September 5,824, October 4,347, November 2,376, December 1,857.
United States62,315
Alaska62,293
Russia161
Germany96
Netherlands67
France57
United Kingdom47
England45
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes42
Krasnoyarsk Krai41

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Dietary

  • HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWaterfowl · Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae
GenusBlack Geese · Branta

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Practise Red-breasted Goose with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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