Bar-headed Goose facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bar-headed Goose |
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Anserinae
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A. indicus
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Eulabeia indica |
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The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a type of goose that lives in wetland areas of Central Asia. It has a light grey body, broad wings, and a white face and neck. Its name comes from the two stripes (or "bars") of dark feathers that wrap around the back of its head. Like other geese, its feet are webbed. They can get up to 2.5 feet long and weigh 6,5 pounds. They eat mainly grass, wheat, barley and rice.
Images for kids
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At Chilika Lake
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Bar-headed goose wing flapping in Hadinaru lake Mysore
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With glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
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Head detail
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Preening and resting at Keoladeo National Park
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Bharatpur, India.
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Flying off at Bharatpur, India.
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At Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
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Bar-headed geese near Hetampur, West Bengal, India
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Bar-headed goose with Canada geese near Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., July 2015
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In Karnataka, India
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Anser indicus eggs - MHNT
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See also
In Spanish: Anser indicus para niños
