Description:

A large pale grey goose with pink bill, eye-ring and legs, and head and neck not much darker than breast. Juvenile is similar to adult, but has less prominent pale fringes to upperparts, flanks and belly; more scaly with duller bill. Shows pale grey forewing in flight.

Distribution:

Common passage migrant through major waterways and lakes all across Gilgit-Baltistan. Landing in the region during cloudy/harsh weather, at lakes, marshes, rivers and streams with fringe vegetation up to 4000m, 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. Essentially vegetarian; grass, roots, leaves, stems, seed heads, fruits and sprouts of wide variety of plants, complemented in winter with grain, potatoes and other vegetables.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

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

Seasonal Occurrence of Greylag 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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