Branta leucopsis Bechstein 1803 (barnacle goose)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Anas leucopsis

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

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

Ecology: volant folivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greenland (2 collections), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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