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Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Description:

black chest, neck and crown, with a white face; upper back is black, shading to silver-gray;The under-part, sides and flanks are off-white to pale gray and the belly has faded stripes of grey/light brown lines, under tail coverts and rump are white; bill, legs and feet are black, eyes also appeared to be black. Photo taken at Oslo, Norway

Habitat:

cliffs of arctic islands; flooded meadows and coastal marshes, maritime bays low banks and mud flats at low tide.

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Karan Raghwa
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Karan Raghwa

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Spotted on Jul 6, 2015
Submitted on Jul 17, 2015

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