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| Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis [Pallas, 1769] | |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
EB , REBGO
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EURING No: 1690 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
54 cm
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Wingspan: 126 cm |
Weight:
-
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Scientific name from:
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ON: brandgas=burnt goose and L.: rufus=reddish + collus=neck |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: w Siberia, WINTERS: Black, Caspian & Aral Seas |
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Habitat:
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River banks, tundra on migration marsh & flooded fields |
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Diet:
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
Middlesex, 1776
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
56
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
October to February
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(2004),
Angus & Dundee
(2001),
Clyde
(1994),
Dumfries & Galloway
(2001),
Highland
(1994),
Moray & Nairn
(2001),
Northeast
(1998),
Perth & Kinross
(2002),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1998),
Northumberland
(1991),
East Yorkshire
(1998),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
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Cumbria
(1994),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
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Shropshire
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Staffordshire
(2000),
Worcestershire
(2001),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
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Essex
(1997),
Lincolnshire
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Norfolk
(2001),
Suffolk
(2004),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(2000),
Isle of Wight
(1997),
Kent
(1995),
Greater London
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West Sussex
(1987),
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South-west England:
Devon
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Dorset
(1983),
Gloucestershire
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Wales:
Pembrokeshire
(1935),
Powys
(1950),
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwydd Frongoch |
| Danish: Rødhalset gås | Dutch: Roodhalsgans |
| Finnish: Punakaulahanhi | French: Bernache à cou roux |
| German: Rothalsgans | Hungarian: Vörösnyakú lúd |
| Icelandic: Fagurgæs | Irish: |
| Italian: Oca collorosso | Norwegian: Rødhalsgås |
| Polish: Bernikla rdzawoszyja | Portuguese: Ganso-de-pescoço-ruivo |
| Spanish: Barnacla cuellirroja | Swedish: Rödhalsad gås |
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| For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA] |
| See Also: |
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Wikipedia entry
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European Species Action Plan
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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Find papers on Google Scholar
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Find papers on Scirus
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