page_title: Red-breasted goose
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Red-breasted goose / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
context_page_description: The red-breasted goose is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.
context_section_description: All the species of the genus Branta are distinguished by their dark sooty colour, relieved by white, and as a distinction from the grey geese of the genus Anser. Among the species from these two genera, the red-breasted goose is the smallest at 53–56 cm (21–22 in) in length. This brightly marked species is unmistakable, but can be surprisingly difficult to find amongst brant geese. At long distances, the red of the breast tends to look dark.
caption: Red-breasted goose swimming
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