WoRMS taxon details
Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803)
159177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159177)
accepted
Species
Anas leucopsis Bechstein, 1803 · unaccepted
Not documented
Distribution A casual of accidental visitor to northeast seaboard of North America.
Distribution A casual of accidental visitor to northeast seaboard of North America. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159177 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 27" (69 cm) [details]Distribution A casual of accidental visitor to northeast seaboard of North America. [details]
Reproduction Breeds in eastern Greenland and the north of Europe and winters from Ireland to Poland. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | bramgås | [details] |
| Dutch | brandgans | [details] |
| English | barnacle goose | [details] |
| French | bernache nonnette | [details] |
| German | Weißwangengans | [details] |
| Hebrew | ברנטה | [details] |
| Italian | oca facciabianca | [details] |
| Lithuanian | baltaskruostė berniklė | [details] |
| Norwegian | hvitkinngås | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hvitkinngås | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kvitkinngås | [details] |
| Polish | bernikla białolica | [details] |
| Russian | белощёкая казарка | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | gé ghiúrainn | [details] |
| Slovenian | belolična gos | [details] |
| Spanish | barnacla cariblanca | [details] |
| Swedish | vitkindad gås | [details] |
| Turkish | akyanaklı kazakyanakli kaz | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Казарка білощокаКазарка білощок | [details] |
| Welsh | gwydd wyran | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (363 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Branta leucopsis)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Anas leucopsis Bechstein, 1803)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (363 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Branta leucopsis)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Anas leucopsis Bechstein, 1803)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
