Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) - HBW 1, p. 582
French: Oie à tête barrée
German: Streifengans
Spanish: Ansar Indio
Taxonomy: Anas indica Latham, 1790, India in winter, and Tibet.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Eulabeia. Monotypic.
Distribution: C Asia, mainly Mongolia and China.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging in shallow water, and then while swimming. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 22 sec 4.7 -
First two birds feeding together with a Comb Duck, then a lone bird checking the sky for predators. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
Three birds on the water, looking around. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4.3 -
Two adults, one foraging and the other resting on one leg Locality Parc de les Aus, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 June 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
A small group of birds standing on the water and one of them feeding. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 4 -
Three birds feeding on grass on a damp field. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 November 2008 4 years ago 38 sec 4
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Together with a flock of Greylag geese (Anser anser)
Locality South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 16 April 2011 2 years ago 4.1 -
An adult bird.
Locality Bioparco Abruzzo Zoo, Castel di Sangro, Abruzzo Region, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 11 November 2011 1 year ago 4 -
BIRD IN FLIGHT.
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
vinaydarbal 24 January 2011 2 years ago 4 -
They are the regular winter visitors to my place- Bangalore. This year though the congregation was smaller compared to last year
Locality Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Subramanya_CK 25 December 2011 38 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult
Locality Koko Nor Lake, Qinghai, China (Northern)
Tony Palliser 1 September 2010 50 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult Bar-headed Goose
Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Colin_Tanner 18 November 2012 15 weeks ago 3.7
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Calls of a flock on the wing Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1984 3 years ago 4.7 -
Calls of 6 captive birds on the search for food Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 21 February 2010 3 years ago 4.5 -
Calling on the wing Locality Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 2002 3 years ago 4.5 -
Calling in Jaipur Zoo
Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Calls of feral/captive birds in a busy park Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Honks from a single bird. Locality Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA (United States)
pcx 17 March 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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