Branta sandvicensis Vigors 1833 (nene)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Belongs to Branta according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Olson and James 1982

Sister taxa: Branta bernicla, Branta canadensis, Branta dickeyi, Branta esmeralda, Branta howardae, Branta hutchinsii, Branta hylobadistes, Branta hypsibata, Branta leucopsis, Branta minuscula, Branta propinqua, Branta ruficollis, Branta woolfendeni

Ecology: volant folivore-granivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Branta sandvicensis in the database

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