Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus
  • Class
    Aves
  • Order
    Anseriformes
  • Familly
    Anatidae
  • Zoo la Palmyre, taille animal
    75cm
  • Zoo la Palmyre, poids animal
    2-3kg
  • Zoo la Palmyre, durée gestation animal
    27–30 days
  • Zoo la Palmyre, naissances animal
    3–6
  • Zoo la Palmyre, longévité animal
    20 years
  • Diet
    vegetarian (grass, grains, aquatic plants)
  • Habitat
    high-altitude lakes, streams and rivers
  • Range
    Central Asia
  • Population in the wild
    En diminution
  • IUCN REDLIST status
    zoo palmyre statut icun LC zoo palmyre statut icun LC

In winter, Bar-headed Geese migrate from Central Asia to India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, crossing the Himalayas at an altitude of more than 3000m. When the weather gets warmer, they return to wetlands on the high plateaux of China and Mongolia to nest in large colonies.
 
They are easily identified by the two black stripes on top of their white heads.

And in the wild



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