Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
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About Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Anseriformes
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
The bar-headed goose is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. It lays three to eight eggs at a time in a ground nest. It is known for the extreme altitudes it reaches when migrating across the Himalayas.
Visits
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2006-01-03Bikaner - Gajner Palace, India
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2006-01-09Kheoladeo National Park, India
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2013-01-08Lijiang - Lashihai Wetland Park, China
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2013-02-14Kaziranga NP, India
