Red-breasted Goose

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q187852
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Summary

Red-breasted Goose is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (840 views/month, #1,527 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
  • Parent taxon: Branta[5]
  • Endemic to: Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary[6], Thol Lake[7]
  • Taxon name: Branta ruficollis[8]
  • Commons category: Branta ruficollis[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Branta ruficollis[10]
  • Commons gallery: Branta ruficollis[11]
  • Original combination: Anser ruficollis[12]
  • Short name: B. ruficollis[13]
  • Taxon common name: Red-breasted Goose[14], Rothalsgans[15], Roodhalsgans[16], Barnacla cuelliroja[17], Bernache à cou roux[18], Oca collorosso[19], Rødhalset Gås[20], Rødhalsgås[21], Краснозобая казарка[22], rödhalsad gås[23], punakaulahanhi[24], bernikla rdzawoszyja[25], berneška rudokrká[26], punakael-lagle[27]
  • Mass: 1.095 kg[28], 90 g[29], 1.375 kg[30]

Body

Identifiers

Red-breasted Goose's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7102[31]. Red-breasted Goose's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184715[32]. Red-breasted Goose's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5232451[33]. Red-breasted Goose's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175015[34].

Why It Matters

Red-breasted Goose has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.095'}, {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+90'}, {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.375'}
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