Description:

Very pale grey goose with white face, dark hindneck and lower flanks and small black-tipped yellow bill and yellowish legs. Adult has white head with black banding across crown, and white line down grey neck. Juvenile has white face and dark grey crown and hind neck.

Distribution:

Uncommon passage migrant through major waterways and lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan, mainly eastern parts. Lands during cloudy or harsh weather, at lakes, marshes, rivers and streams with fringe vegetation up to 3500m, avoiding turbulent waters.

Behavior:

Forages mainly on land, by grazing, but also on water, where it sometimes upends or submerges head, and by probing in mud and pulling at stems of exposed roots. Mainly vegetarian; grasses, roots, stems and green parts of plants and sedges; in winter also grain, tubers and other vegetables, and seaweed on coast.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Bar-headed Goose in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Bar-headed Goose

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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