Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Bar-headed Goose* |
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Anser indicus |
Vagrant |
Description (10)
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Bar-headed Goose
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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.
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.
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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) [XC835729]
by id from Lamaiin Hiid, Saixan-Ovoo, Dundgovi, Mongolia (flight call)
Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) [XC481556]
by James Lidster from Boon Tsagaan Lake, Baatsagaan, Bayankhongor, Mongolia (flight call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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