Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803)

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Branta leucopsis Biometrics

Wingspan: 120 - 142 cm (Svensson et al, 2009)
Total length: 58 - 70 cm (Svensson et al, 2009)
Weight: 1.5 - 2 kg (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Exceptional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3: Least Concern

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