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Branta
The
black geese
of the
genus
Branta
are
waterfowl
belonging to the
true geese
and
swans
subfamily
Anserinae
. They occur in the northern coastal regions of the
Palearctic
and all over
North America
,
migrating
to more southernly coasts in winter, and as resident birds in the
Hawaiian Islands
. Alone in the
Southern Hemisphere
, a self-sustaining
feral
population derived from introduced
Canada geese
is also found in
New Zealand
.
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