Barnacle goose

E400573

The barnacle goose is a medium-sized migratory goose species known for breeding in Arctic regions and undertaking long-distance flights between northern nesting grounds and more temperate wintering areas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Branta bernicla 3
Barnacle goose canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
goose ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ
averageBodyLength 55–70 cm ⓘ
averageWingspan 130–145 cm ⓘ
binomialName Branta leucopsis ⓘ
breedingRange Arctic Greenland ⓘ
linked to: Greenland

Novaya Zemlya ⓘ
Russian Arctic coasts ⓘ
Svalbard ⓘ
breedingSite cliff ledges ⓘ
rocky islets ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 3–6 eggs ⓘ
commonName barnacle goose ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distribution North Atlantic region ⓘ
family Anatidae ⓘ
flightFormation V-formation ⓘ
food grasses ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
sedges ⓘ
shoots ⓘ
genus Branta ⓘ
habitat Arctic tundra ⓘ
coastal grasslands ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migratoryBehavior long-distance migrant ⓘ
mythology historically believed to hatch from barnacles ⓘ
nativeTo Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region

Europe ⓘ
nestType ground nest lined with down ⓘ
order Anseriformes ⓘ
parentalCare biparental ⓘ
plumageColor black neck and head ⓘ
grey and black barred back ⓘ
white face ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ
relatedTo Brent goose ⓘ
Canada goose ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship (Bechstein, 1803) ⓘ
socialBehavior forms large flocks in winter ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
winteringRange British Isles ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
western Europe ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Branta → typeSpecies → Branta bernicla ⓘ
linked to: Barnacle goose
Branta → hasSpecies → Branta bernicla ⓘ
linked to: Barnacle goose
Branta → hasNotableSpecies → Branta bernicla ⓘ
linked to: Barnacle goose