Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
71 - 76 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Arable land, inland wetlands. From sea-level - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), Bangladesh (NB), Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (B), Mongolia (B), Myanmar (NB), Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Tajikistan (B), Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Guam, Japan, Laos, Micronesia [Federated States of], Palau.

Introduced to Canada.

Central Asia, mainly Mongolia and China.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 52,000 - 60,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) [XC162547]
by Frank Lambert from Ider Gol, Mongolia (call, call in flight)

Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) [XC768237]
by Stanislas Wroza from \u00d6giy, Ulziit, Arkhangai, Mongolia (nocturnal flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

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