Brant
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Size
Length: 60 cm (??in), Wingspan: ??cm (??in)
Field Marks
Small coastal goose with black head, neck, and breast, white patch on neck, black bill, legs, and feet, white upper and undertail coverts, rump, short, stubby bill. The under-tail is pure white, and the tail black and very short (the shortest of any goose). Very dark wings. Adult-Pacific coast: Very dark back, blackish belly. Some white on flanks. Adult-Atlantic coast: Dark back, pale belly and flanks. Sexes similar.
Similar species
Other dark geese have white face patches.
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Feeding & Behavior
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