Barnacle Goose
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Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Thingvellir National Park
1 Verified records at Thingvellir National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive black in the plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the brant goose, genetic analysis has shown its closest relative is the cackling goose. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Thingvellir National Park

Canada Goose
LC

Canada Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta canadensis

Insufficient data
Brant
LC

Brant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta bernicla

Insufficient data
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Red-breasted Merganser
LC

Red-breasted Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus serrator

60–70% · Likely
Harlequin Duck
LC

Harlequin Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histrionicus histrionicus

50–60% · Likely
Tufted Duck
LC

Tufted Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya fuligula

40–50% · Likely
Whooper Swan
LC

Whooper Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus cygnus

20–30% · Possible
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

10–20% · With luck
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

10–20% · With luck
Greater Scaup
LC

Greater Scaup

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya marila

<5% · Rare
Long-tailed Duck
VU

Long-tailed Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clangula hyemalis

<5% · Rare
Pink-footed Goose
LC

Pink-footed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser brachyrhynchus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Barnacle Goose at Thingvellir National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
7 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
9 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
13 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
14 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
15 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
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