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title: "Red-breasted Goose"
description: "Branta ruficollis — Birds. The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-breasted-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-breasted Goose

> Branta ruficollis — Birds. The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia.

- Scientific name: *Branta ruficollis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 2453
- Wikidata: [Q187852](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187852)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7102](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7102)

## Names

- en: Red-breasted Goose
- de: Rothalsgans
- es: Barnacla cuellirroja
- fr: Bernache à cou roux
- nl: Roodhalsgans
- pt: Ganso-de-peito-ruivo
- pl: Bernikla rdzawoszyja

## Countries with the most observations

RU (186), DE (162), CH (134), NL (97), GB (63), DK (53), IT (47), UA (43), SE (40), FR (35), FI (34), HU (27)

## Summary

The red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-breasted_goose

## Photo

![Red-breasted Goose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-breasted-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68492768

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-breasted-goose?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).