Barnacle Goose
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Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park
1 Verified records at Sierra Nevada National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive black in the plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the brant goose, genetic analysis has shown its closest relative is the cackling goose. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park

Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

20–30% · Possible
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

5–10% · With luck
Mandarin Duck
LC

Mandarin Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aix galericulata

<5% · Rare
Muscovy Duck
LC

Muscovy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cairina moschata

<5% · Rare
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

<5% · Rare
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

Insufficient data
Common Shelduck
LC

Common Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna tadorna

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Barnacle Goose at Sierra Nevada National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
7 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
9 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
13 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
14 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
15 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
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