Branta leucopsis
System : Freshwater_terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
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Anseriformes
Anatidae
  • Not Evaluated
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  • No Alien Population
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  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
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  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Branta leucopsis. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Branta+leucopsis on 05-02-2025.

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Red List assessed species 2: LC = 2;
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Bibliography
4 references found for Branta leucopsis

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General information
Banks, A.N. et al., (2008). BTO Research Report No. 489. Review of the Status of Introduced Non-Native Waterbird Species in the Area of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement: 2007
Blair, M.J., McKay, H., Musgrove A.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. (2000). Review of the Status of Introduced Non-Native Waterbird Species in the Agreement Area of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement Research Contract CR0219, British Trust for Ornithology
Butler, C. J. (2005). Feral Parrots in the Continental United States and United Kingdom: Past, Present, and Future. J. Avian Med. Surg. 19, 142–149
Rozenfeld, S.B., Sheremetiev, I.S. (2014). Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) feeding ecology and trophic relationships on Kolguev Island: The usage patterns of nutritional resources in tundra and seashore habitats. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 41, 645–656 https://doi.org/10.1134/S106235901408007X
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MN
Branta leucopsis
Date assessed
2021-10-01
Year published
2022
Eicat category
MN (Minor)
Justification for EICAT assessment


The Barnacle Goose hybridises with other waterfowl species in Europe (Blair et al., 2000).
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Hybridisation
Countries of most severe impact
Belgium; Germany
Description of impacts
The Barnacle Goose hybridizes with native birds species in Europe. It consumes native plant species and competes with native goose species.
Assessor
Thomas Evans; Tom Allmert
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Recommended citation
Thomas Evans, Tom Allmert (2025). Branta leucopsis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).