Brant
Branta bernicia 黑雁
The Brant (Branta bernica) is a medium‑sized water bird about 26 inches long, featuring a black‑brown body, black head, neck, and upper breast with a distinctive white “necklace.” It flies in direct, formation patterns, has pointed tapered wings, a short rounded square‑tipped tail, and is migratory.
- First spotted
- 31 Jan 2026
- Seen at 2 places
- Boston, MAChincoteague, VA
- Group
- Water
Field marks
- Length
- 26 in · 66 cm
- Colours
- Black · Brown · White
- Wings
- Pointed · Tapered
- Tail
- Rounded · Short · Square-tipped
- In flight
- Direct Flight · Formation
- Movement
- Migratory
- World population
- 490,000