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The brant goose was strictly coastal bird in winter, rarely leaving tidal estuaries, where it feeds on eelgrass (Zostera marina) [21] and the seaweed, sea lettuce (Ulva). [ 11 ] [ 22 ] On the east coast of North America, the inclusion of sea lettuce is a recent change to their diet, brought about by a blight on eelgrass in 1931.
The type species is the brant goose (Branta bernicla). [ 3 ] Ottenburghs and colleagues published a study in 2016 that established the phylogenetic relationships between the species.
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The current stable situation in Wikipedia includes many many articles mentioning brant [and not brant goose] which might have to be re-written, which means extra workload. A google search carried out today, using various +- combinations shows approximately equal numbers of brant and brent goose/geese; it is true that brant goose gets limited ...
The barnacle goose myth is a widely-reported historical misconception about the breeding habits of the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and brant goose (Branta bernicla). [1] One version of the myth is that these geese emerge fully formed from goose barnacles ( Cirripedia ). [ 2 ]
The black head and neck with white "chinstrap" distinguish this goose from all other geese except the larger Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and the similarly sized barnacle goose (B. leucopsis). There are up to five subspecies of cackling goose of varying sizes and plumage details. The female looks virtually identical but is slightly lighter ...
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe.
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