Brant
Branta bernicla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBranta (Black Geese)
- SpeciesBranta bernicla (Brant)
Closest Relatives at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Brant sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 69 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brant in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Brant in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.