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;[[:Category:Anser|Anser]] indicus | ;[[:Category:Anser|Anser]] indicus | ||
| − | [[Image:Bar-headed_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Yeshey Dorji<br />Location: Babesa, Thimphu, | + | [[Image:Bar-headed_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Yeshey Dorji<br />Location: Babesa, Thimphu, Bhutan.]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 71-76cm. Pale grey, black bars on its head. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[India]], [[Assam]], Northern [[Burma]] and [[Pakistan]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Wetlands; high altitude lakes. | ||
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| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It lays 3-8 eggs in a ground nest. | ||
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| + | In summer the diet includes grass; in winter it feeds on barley, rice and wheat. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anser+indicus}} | {{GSearch|Anser+indicus}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 21 October 2008
- Anser indicus
Identification
71-76cm. Pale grey, black bars on its head.
Distribution
India, Assam, Northern Burma and Pakistan.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Wetlands; high altitude lakes.
Behaviour
It lays 3-8 eggs in a ground nest.
In summer the diet includes grass; in winter it feeds on barley, rice and wheat.
