First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands

• Main Author: Sultana, Joe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Birdlife Malta 2010
• Subjects: Branta; Birds > Malta; Anatidae; Anseriformes; Geese > Malta; Taymyr; Taymyr Peninsula; Tundra
• Online Access: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36481

The breeding population of Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis is found in Siberian tundra, mainly restricted within the Taymyr peninsula. It is highly migratory and winters mostly around the Black Sea (particularly in Bulgaria and Romania) and to a lesser extent around the Caspian, with some birds...