Brent Goose
Branta bernicla
Knortegåsen er en gås i familien af egentlige andefugle, der yngler i højarktiske områder. Arten ses i Danmark som træk- og vintergæst og er den almindeligste af de mindre gæs.
A small, very dark goose, short in both neck and tail. Black covers the head, neck and upper breast, the rest of the body is a dark greyish-brown, and birds show a neat white mark in the side of the black neck. Below the tail it turns clean white, and the short black tail feathers are the stubbiest of any goose.
Voice
The call is a low, growling "ronk-ronk" kept at a fairly muted pitch; it is in fact this growling sound that gave the species its Danish name.
Facts
Wingspan
101 cm
Conservation status
ikke truet
Family
ducks, geese and swans
Anatidae
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This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:
- Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
- Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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