Branta

Genus of birds

The black geese or white-cheeked geese of the genus Branta are waterfowl belonging to the true goose and swan 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.

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