Brant
Branta bernicla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBranta (Black Geese)
- SpeciesBranta bernicla (Brant)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Redhead
Aythya americana
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
📅 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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Brant sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 206 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brant in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Brant in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.