>> GENERAL >>>>>
– medium-sized goose
– all birds recorded in WP are likely to be escapes, small self-sustaining populations might exist
– diurnal migrant
– in Asia migrates in flocks in formation, in Europe often mixed with other geese
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
BIF0942, 08/06/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
BIF0943, 08/06/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
BIF0944, 09/06/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus, escapee
BIF0154, 15/10/2009, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
BIF0285, 14/06/2014, Gungalut, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Greylag Goose Anser a. anser
BIF3494, 04/04/2021, Saalbachniederung, Germany, Mathias Putze
– Bar-headed Goose: free ranging population of feral origin
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Greylag Goose Anser a. anser
BIF3495, 04/04/2021, Saalbachniederung, Germany, Mathias Putze
– Bar-headed Goose: free ranging population of feral origin
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Greylag Goose Anser a. anser
BIF3493, 04/04/2021, Saalbachniederung, Germany, Mathias Putze
– Bar-headed Goose: free ranging population of feral origin
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– overview –
– detail –
Bar-headed goose Anser indicus, calls in flight
BIF0155, 25/05/2013, Ider Gol, Mongolia, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Greylag Goose
Tundra Bean Goose
Taiga Bean Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Swan Goose
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