The total number of Red-breasted Geese, Branta ruficollis,
is about 25,000 birds, including about 10,000 young
non-breeding birds. They breed only on the peninsulas of Taimyr, Yamal, and Gydan on the
Arctic coast of Russia. They winter near the Danube River Delta in Romania. They nest in
small colonies of no more than six pairs which are established close to the nests of the
Peregrine Falcon or the Rough-legged Buzzard. These birds of prey never harm the geese
because, it seems, that they never hunt near their nests and so do not regard the geese as
prey. They are on everybody's list of endangered species. One of the species can be found
on a stamp of Romania issued in 1973.
including about 10,000 young
non-breeding birds. They breed only on the peninsulas of Taimyr, Yamal, and Gydan on the
Arctic coast of Russia. They winter near the Danube River Delta in Romania. They nest in
small colonies of no more than six pairs which are established close to the nests of the
Peregrine Falcon or the Rough-legged Buzzard. These birds of prey never harm the geese
because, it seems, that they never hunt near their nests and so do not regard the geese as
prey. They are on everybody's list of endangered species. One of the species can be found
on a stamp of Romania issued in 1973.