Brant

Brant

Branta bernicla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Great Bear Rainforest
85 Verified records at Great Bear Rainforest
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a small goose in the genus Branta. There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra. The Brent oilfield was named after the species. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brant sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
4 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
6 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
13 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
14 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
16 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
17 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
18 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
20 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
22 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brant in Great Bear Rainforest?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Brant sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brant in Great Bear Rainforest?

March has the highest sighting rate for Brant in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.

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