Bar-headed Goose
A pair of Bar-headed Geese
Photo courtesy of Toni Ransfield
This Central Asian species is very popular in collections. It is a good bird for beginners in wildfowl, being nonaggressive and an easy keeper, highly tolerant of cold weather. Sexes are similar in their plumage and the birds are easy to recognize, due to the two horizontal black stripes on their heads; one stripe runs forward to the eye and the other is lower and only runs partway forward.
In the wild, these geese nest in very dense colonies, nests often being within pecking distance of the neighbors. The usual clutch consists of 3-4 eggs which are incubated for 28-30 days.
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A nice pair of Bar-heads
Photo courtesy of Danny Bulach
The head of a Bar-headed Goose
Photo courtesy of Jean S. B-C Mower-Allard
A pair of Bar-headed Geese on the water
Photo courtesy of Glenn Ewert
Bar-heads preening
Photo courtesy of Jean S. B-C Mower-Allard
A Bar-head grazing
Photo courtesy of Jean S. B-C Mower-Allard
More Bar-Headed Geese
Photos courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
Another pair of Bar-heads
Female on the left, with two males
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
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