Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus

>> 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 >>>>>

bif942_mpu_ci1q2030_160608_bhgoo_mongolia_khovsgol
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
BIF0942, 08/06/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze

bif943_mpu_ci1q2067_160608_bhgoo_mongolia_khovsgol
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
BIF0943, 08/06/2016, Khovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze

bif944_mpu_ci1q2451_160609_bhgoo_mongolia_khovsgol
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

BIF285_MPU_I1Q9069_140614_bhgoo_mongolia_gungalut
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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