The brant or brent goose is a small goose of the genus Branta. There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra.
Wintering at the Wadden Sea, Germany
Feeding in Long Island Sound, Connecticut
Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden
In a defensive position
The black geese of the genus Branta are waterfowl belonging to the true geese and swans subfamily Anserinae. They occur in the northern coastal regions of the Palearctic and all over North America, migrating to more southerly coasts in winter, and as resident birds in the Hawaiian Islands. Alone in the Southern Hemisphere, a self-sustaining feral population derived from introduced Canada geese is also found in New Zealand.
Branta
Image: Branta bernicla bernicla Brent Goose
Image: Branta ruficollis 2
Image: Branta sandvicensis LC399