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Classification of the Brant (Branta bernicla) in the Animal Kingdom

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Brant
Branta bernicla
Taxonomy

The Brant (Branta bernicla) was registered by Linnaeus in 1758.


The Brant (Branta bernicla) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification

Name

Notes

Kingdom

Animalia

Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.

Subkingdom

Eumetazoa

Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.

Branch

Bilateria

Body with two symmetrical opposing sides.

Phylum

Chordata

Chordates

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Vertebrates

Superclass

Gnathostomata

Vertebrates with jaws.

Class

Aves

Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.

Superorder

Neognathae

Birds of Flight

Order

Anseriformes

Waterfowl & Screamers

Family

Anatidae

Waterfowl

Subfamily

Anserinae

Swans (Cygnini) and Geese (Anserini)

Tribe

Anserini

Geese

Genus

Branta

Geese

Species

Branta bernicla

Brant



The subspecies of the Brant (Branta bernicla)

Subspecie

Distribution

Branta bernicla bernicla

Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Nests north of Europe and Asia. Winters in Europe.

Branta bernicla hrota

Nests in Canada, Greenland and islands close by. Winters in the Atlantic coast of North America.

Branta bernicla nigricans

Black Brant
Nests in Siberia and North America. Winters in the Pacific coast of North America.

Branta bernicla orientalis

Nests in Siberia. Winters in Korea and China.
Note: Some authors do not recognize this subespecies.




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