Brant
Branta bernicla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBranta (Black Geese)
- SpeciesBranta bernicla (Brant)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 13 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 14 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 16 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 18 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 20 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 22 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brant in Channel Islands National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Brant sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 183 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brant in Channel Islands National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Brant in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.