THE LIVINGSTON RIPLEY WATERFOWL CONSERVANCY

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose
PHOTO BY FRANCOISE MACOMBER

Barnacle Geese are noted for nesting in rather precarious sites on rocky cliffs, bluffs or inaccessible pinnacles to gain protection from predators

  Latin name: Branta leucopsis
Weight: Male: 1.8Kg Female: 1.5Kg
Eggs: 3-5 Incubation: 24-26 days
Range: Greenland and northern Europe

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