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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Anseriformes > Family: Anatidae > Genus: Branta > Species: Branta bernicla hrota

Branta bernicla hrota (Müller, 1776)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 5 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	17 are designated for this species
Wintering habitats	grassland
Natura 2000 species code	A674

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DK008X076	Denmark	Æbelø og kysten ved Nærå	Map
DK00AX052	Denmark	Mandø	Map
DK00AX053	Denmark	Fanø	Map
DK00AY057	Denmark	Vadehavet	Map
DK00CX038	Denmark	Nissum Fjord	Map
DK00CY039	Denmark	Harboøre Tange, Plet Enge og Gjeller Sø	Map
DK00CY040	Denmark	Venø, Venø Sund	Map
DK00EX023	Denmark	Agger Tange	Map
DK00EX026	Denmark	Dråby Vig	Map
DK00EX258	Denmark	Mågerodde og Karby Odde	Map
DK00EY012	Denmark	Løgstør Bredning, Livø, Feggesund og Skarrehage	Map
DK00EY027	Denmark	Glomstrup Vig, Agerø, Munkholm og Katholm Odde, Lindholm og Rotholme	Map
DK00FX001	Denmark	Ulvedybet og Nibe Bredning	Map
DK00FX002	Denmark	Ålborg Bugt, nordlige del	Map
DK00FX008	Denmark	Kysten fra Aggersund til Bygholm Vejle	Map
DK00FY015	Denmark	Randers og Mariager Fjorde og Ålborg Bugt, sydlige del	Map
DK00VA344	Denmark	Ålborg Bugt, østlige del	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Anatidae*)
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)	Threatened and/or declining species in the Baltic Sea		http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Ringgås ssp. hrota	Norwegian	Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning

Synonym	Author
Anas hrota	Müller, 1776
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II
Migratory species of Anatidae*

Other resources

EURing code:01682	European bird-ringing
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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