Interesting Facts
One of the most interesting things about
the Bar-Headed goose is its ability to fly over the Himalayas on
its way to and from its breeding ground. This requires the geese
to fly at altitudes of 9,000 – 10,000 meters, making it the
highest flying bird (Arkive, 2003-2013).
Some female geese will lay their eggs in other bird’s nests.
These "parasitic" birds will lay their eggs in multiple nests,
being careful to stay away from nests with females that are
incubating. The eggs laid by "parasites" are much less
likely to survive than the eggs being incubated by their own
mother (Weigmann and Lemprecht, 1991).
Bar-headed geese have a high tolerance for certain poisonous
plants such as the Convallaria majalis (Arkive, 2003-2013). When the goslings are younger they have a higher tolerance for
these normally considered toxic plants. As the geese age they
become more selective in the plants they eat but still have a
higher tolerance than most other animals (Englert et al, 1993).
The adult bar headed goose is about 68-78 cm in length with a
wingspan of 140-160 cm (Arkive, 2003-2013).
According to the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Anser Indicus is on
the list of least concern, but it is decreasing in
population (IUNC Red List of Threatened Species, 2013).
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