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Brant

Branta berniclaOrder: ANSERIFORMESFamily: Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
Brant Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Spatulate
  • Eye Color: Dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Plain
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Black
  • Throat Color: Black
  • Cere color: No Data
Brant Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 56-66 cm (22-26 in)
  • Weight: 1360 g (48 oz)
  • Size: Size 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Black
  • Underparts: Pale gray with brown barring.
  • Upperparts: Brown-black
  • Back Pattern: No Data
  • Belly Pattern: No Data
  • Breast Pattern: No Data
Brant Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Heavy direct flight with strong wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 109-122 cm (43-48 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Squared Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Black
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Family Geese (Anatidae)_blue
Species Branta bernicla
Length22 - 26 Inches
Wingspan45.5 Inches

Brant

Brant: Small goose, dark brown upperparts and brown-barred, pale gray underparts. Head is black; short black neck has partial white ring. Tail and vent are white. Western race, formerly known as the Black Brant, is darker. Heavy direct flight with strong wing beats. Flies in straight line formation.

● Song: "c-r-r-onk, crr-ronk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Brant: Feeds on grass, sedges, algae, moss, lichens, and invertebrates on breeding grounds. During winter in eastern and central North America, diet consists mainly of eelgrass found in tidal flats; usually feeds in flocks during low tide when vegetation is accessible; excess vegetation left floating is then eaten during high tide.

● Breeding & nesting: Brant: One to seven creamy white to buff eggs are laid in a large nest made of moss and down built on the tundra. Often nests in loose colonies. Incubation ranges from 22 to 26 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Brant: Canada Goose is larger, longer-necked, paler, and has conspicuous white cheek patch. Other dark geese have white face patches.

Flight Pattern

Heavy direct flight with strong wing beats.
Brant Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Brant: Breeds in eastern Siberia and along the northern coast of Alaska and western Canada; Pacific subspecies spends winters along the west coast from British Columbia to Baja California. Preferred habitats include tundra and coastal islands in the Arctic during breeding, and salt marshes and estuaries during winter.
BreedingMonogamous, Mates for life
PopulationCommon but local
MigrationMigratory
Weight48 Ounces