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Photo by Yeshey Dorji
Babesa, Thimphu, Bhutan, June, 2005
Anser indicus

Identification

68-78 cm

  • Pale grey
  • Two black bars on white head
  • Dark grey hind neck
  • Bill and legs orangey-yellow

Distribution

Alpine lakes in central Asia; winters to India and Burma.
Migration takes them high over the Himalayas.

European populations are generally escaped captive birds.

Photo by alibenn
Lashi Lake, Yunnan, China, December 2005

Taxonomy

Monotypic[1]

Habitat

They breed near high altitude lakes. Wintering on salt and fresh water marshes, grazing in grassland and wetlands.

Behaviour

Breeding

It lays 3-8 eggs in a ground nest.

Diet

In summer the diet includes grass; in winter it feeds on barley, rice and wheat.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
  4. BF Member observations

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