Red-breasted goose
| Red-breasted goose | |
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| Red-breasted goose at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust | |
| Red-breasted Goose call (Branta ruficollis) in flight in Geneva, Switzerland | |
CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Branta |
| Species: | B. ruficollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rufibrenta ruficollis | |
The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.