Branta dickeyi Miller 1924 (goose)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Branta dickey

Belongs to Branta according to P. Brodkorb 1964

See also Howard 1972, Lambrecht 1933, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

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

Ecology: volant folivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (2: California, Florida collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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