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Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus x

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae

The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. It lays three to eight eggs at a time in a ground nest. It is known for the extreme altitudes it reaches when migrating across the Himalayas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Belgium · 190Netherlands · 51Germany · 11