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− | [[Image:Bar-headed_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}}<br /> Babesa, Thimphu, [[Bhutan]], June, 2005]] | + | [[Image:Bar-headed_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}}<br /> Babesa, Thimphu, [[Bhutan]], June, 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Anser|Anser]] indicus | ;[[:Category:Anser|Anser]] indicus | ||
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*Bill and legs orangey-yellow | *Bill and legs orangey-yellow | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Image:bar-headed_goose_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile between two adults<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dighal Village, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, [[India]], November-2014]] | + | [[Image:bar-headed_goose_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile between two adults<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dighal Village, Dist. Jhajjar, Haryana, [[India]], November-2014]] |
Alpine lakes in central [[Asia]]; winters to [[India]] and [[Burma]].<br /> | Alpine lakes in central [[Asia]]; winters to [[India]] and [[Burma]].<br /> | ||
'''Migration''' takes them high over the [[Himalayas]]. | '''Migration''' takes them high over the [[Himalayas]]. | ||
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In summer the diet includes grass; in winter they feed on barley, rice and wheat. | In summer the diet includes grass; in winter they feed on barley, rice and wheat. | ||
− | [[Image:7317MG 4162.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|alibenn|alibenn}}<br />Lashi Lake, Yunnan, [[China]], December 2005]] | + | [[Image:7317MG 4162.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|alibenn|alibenn}}<br />Lashi Lake, Yunnan, [[China]], December 2005]] |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
[[National Chambal Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)]], Morena, M.P. Division, [[India]] Jan-2014<br /> | [[National Chambal Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)]], Morena, M.P. Division, [[India]] Jan-2014<br /> |
Revision as of 10:18, 2 March 2021
- Anser indicus
Identification
68-78 cm (26¾-30¾ in)
- 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.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They breed near high altitude lakes. Wintering on salt and fresh water marshes, grazing in grassland and wetlands.
Behaviour
Breeding
They lay 3-8 eggs in a ground nest.
Diet
In summer the diet includes grass; in winter they feed on barley, rice and wheat.
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
National Chambal Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh), Morena, M.P. Division, India Jan-2014
Call recorded as a flock flew over-head during boat-safari.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-headed Goose. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-headed_Goose
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