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Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollis

Photo by JoaoViegas
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Field Notes

Description:

Unmistakable. Slightly smaller than Dark-bellied Brant. Thick neck and very small bill. Distinctive plumage mahogany colour, black and white. At long range, appearing dull and dark with a broad white stripe on the flanks.
Adult: only two distinct white bars on the closed wing. Large red area on the cheeks surrounded by a narrow white line.
Juvenile: 4 or 5 whitish transverse bars across the closed wing. Red area on the cheek duller and smaller, surrounded by a broad white border..
Voice: “ki-kui” or ki-yik” calls, shrill and staccato

Habitat:

Water

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