Where does the Barnacle Goose live?
Branta leucopsis has 1,584,461 records in 62 countries and territories, from 1835 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 1,584,461 records
- 62 places
- 151 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeBranta
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 542,931 | |
| Netherlands | 379,327 | |
| Denmark | 288,627 | |
| Norway | 92,998 | |
| United Kingdom | 57,538 | |
| Belgium | 55,069 | |
| Finland | 46,765 | |
| Germany | 35,903 | |
| Estonia | 20,806 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 13,485 | |
| United States | 9,316 | |
| France | 9,234 | |
| Russia | 7,488 | |
| Iceland | 6,054 | |
| Poland | 3,830 | |
| Spain | 3,258 | |
| Canada | 2,806 | |
| Ireland | 1,469 | |
| Austria | 883 | |
| Lithuania | 854 | |
| Portugal | 717 | |
| Italy | 653 | |
| Switzerland | 635 | |
| Greenland | 578 | |
| Czechia | 569 | |
| Latvia | 359 | |
| Hungary | 274 | |
| Faroe Islands | 273 | |
| Slovakia | 204 | |
| Isle of Man | 199 | |
| Åland Islands | 157 | |
| Ukraine | 154 | |
| Belarus | 151 | |
| Greece | 130 | |
| Israel | 98 | |
| Romania | 84 | |
| Chile | 80 | |
| Bulgaria | 75 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 69 | |
| Croatia | 63 |
Showing the top 40 of 62 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.