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| -Lower Rhine -- Nijmegen -- Kleve -- Kalkar -- Xanten -- Kranenburg -- Kevelaer -- Moyland -- Wildfowl --- Anser albifrons --- Anser anser --- Branta leucopsis --- Ciconia ciconia --- Cygnus olor -- Camping --
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![]() Branta leucopsis is a goose of many names, most having to do with its appearance. German common names are Nonnengans, or nun goose, and Weisswangengans, or white-cheeked goose. The English name of “barnacle goose” is said to date back to medieval beliefs regarding its origins. Other European names (Fr: bernache nonnette; It: oca facciabianca; Sp: barnacla cariblanca) are variations on the nun, white-face and barnacle themes. In Dutch its Brandgans. Most migrate with their kind, though some remain behind and mingle with graylag geese, Egyptian geese and other local breeds. |
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