Listen to the Brant Goose
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About the Brant Goose
The Brant Goose is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 101 cm.
What does the Brant Goose sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a small goose in the genus Branta. There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra.
The Brent oilfield was named after the species.
Related birds in the genus Branta
More from the family Anatidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Brant Goose sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Brant Goose on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Brant Goose endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Brant Goose as “least concern”.
What family does the Brant Goose belong to?
The Brant Goose (Branta bernicla) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) (W BRANTA BERNICLA R1 C11) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Lies, Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27050 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Brant (goose) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Kev Chapman – CC BY 2.0