Latin Etymology: Branta (Old Norse for burnt) ruficollis ("rufous coloured")
Adult Red-breasted Goose (subspecies ) at Blakenham, Norfolk - May 2022
Weight: g/kg / Length: 53-56cm / Wingspan: 110-125cm
UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED / IUCN Red List: Vulnerable
The Red-breasted Goose is arguably the prettiest of the Goose species - it breed in the Far North of central Russia before descending to Winter along the Western side of the Black Sea. There are however instances when vagrant individuals end up associating with Brent Geese and turning up as vagrants in the rest of Europe, as this particular individual did in 2022. Their taxonomy holds a few points of interest - there is evidence of hybridisation with Brents in their ancestry, and additionally there is a painting in Egypt depicting a similar but unknown species which is not otherwise known today.
Related Species:
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A rare vagrant, often associated with Brent Geese.
- Vagrant at Blakenham in May 2022
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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