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Black Brant

(Branta bernicla)

Other common names: sea goose

Size:

  • 24 to 25 in. (61 to 64 cm).
  • Weighs 3 1/4 to 3 3/4 lb. (1 1/2 to 1 3/4 kg)

Distribution in North America:

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black brant

Habitat:

  • Usually found in saltwater areas such as tundra marshes, ponds and sandy shallows.
  • Eats mostly eelgrass and other marine plants. Winters in large flocks around mudflats.
  • Builds a nest of mosses in a slight depression on the ground.

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