Category:Branta

The black geese of the genus Branta are waterfowl belonging to the true geese and swans subfamily Anserinae.

The species and selected subspecies are:

Brant Goose, Branta bernicla Pale-bellied Brant Goose, Branta (bernicla) hrota Black Brant, Branta (bernicla) nigricans Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis Canada Goose, Branta canadensis Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii – formerly included in B. canadensis Bering Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii asiatica – a doubtfully distinct subspecies; extinct (c.1929) Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis Nene, Nēnē, or Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis Nēnē-nui or Woods-walking Goose, Branta hylobadistes (prehistoric)

There are also similar but undescribed remains that have been found on Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.