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Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis x Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis hybrid

Typically the striking pattern of Red-breasted Goose is lost in this hybrid, but the warm colour of the back of the cheek patch is usually a feature.


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Red-breasted Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid with Canada and Greylag Geese, Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk, UK), 1st July 2011


The next photos were not taken far away and are likely to involve the same individual.

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Red-breasted Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid with Barnacle Geese, Buckenham Marshes (Norfolk, UK), 2nd January 2012


For comparison, here are photos of the parent species.

Red-breasted Goose Barnacle Goose
captive Red-breasted Goose, Martin Mere (Lancashire, UK), 26th December 2014 and Barnacle Goose, south of Brancaster (Norfolk, UK), 30th October 2007


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