Bar-headed Goose
Sir David Attenborough presents the Central Asian bar-headed goose.
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Sir David Attenborough presents the Central Asian bar-headed goose. The bar-headed goose is a high-flier of the bird world. Bar-headed geese are migrants which undertake one of the most arduous journeys of any bird. They breed mainly in the remote lakes of the Tibetan Plateau, but overwinter on the plains of northern India. But to get there, they have to cross the World's highest mountain range, the Himalayas, a height of over 20,000 feet.
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Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Webpage image courtesy of John Downer / naturepl.com.
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