Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Family Anatidae

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The Barnacle Goose is a medium-sized goose, 60–70 cm long with a white face and black head, neck, and upper breast. Its belly is white. The wings and its back are silver-gray with black-and-white bars that look like they are shining when the light reflects on it. During flight a V-shaped white rump patch and the silver-gray underwing linings are visible

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Keywords: anatidae, anserine, barnacle, bird, birds, black, branta, geese, goose, leucopsis, ornithology, plumage, white