Bar Headed Goose

Distribution

The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) 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.

Diet

They feed primarily on grasses, roots, stems and other plant parts, as well as on grains, tubers and occasionally seaweed. The birds usually nest in dense colonies.

Information

The bird is pale grey and is easily distinguished from any of the other grey geese of the genus Anser by the black bars on its head. It is also much paler than the other geese in this genus. In flight, its call is a typical goose honking. A mid-sized goose, it measures 71–76 cm (28–30 in) in total length and weighs 1.87–3.2 kg (4.1–7.1 lb).

Bar Headed Goose

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