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red-breasted goose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Branta ruficollis, a species of goose from Eurasia, with a large rust-colored area on its breast and throat.

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  • Dutch: roodhalsgans — Branta ruficollis
  • Finnish: punakaulahanhi — Branta ruficollis
  • French: bernache à cou roux — Branta ruficollis
  • German: Rothalsgans — Branta ruficollis
  • Maltese: wiżża ħamra — Branta ruficollis
  • Nganasan: яŋгулка (jaŋgulka) — Branta ruficollis
  • Polish: bernikla rdzawoszyja — Branta ruficollis
  • Romanian: gâscă cu gât roșu — Branta ruficollis
  • Russian: краснозо́бая каза́рка (krasnozóbaja kazárka) — Branta ruficollis
  • Swedish: rödhalsad gås — Branta ruficollis