Bar-headed Goose
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Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
1,201 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. It lays three to eight eggs at a time in a ground nest. It is known for the extreme altitudes it reaches when migrating across the Himalayas. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-headed Goose sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 1,201 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Greater White-fronted Goose
LC

Greater White-fronted Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser albifrons

<5% · Rare
Lesser White-fronted Goose
VU

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Bird

Anser erythropus

<5% · Rare
Indian Spot-billed Duck
LC

Indian Spot-billed Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anas poecilorhyncha

50–60% · Likely
Ruddy Shelduck
LC

Ruddy Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna ferruginea

40–50% · Likely
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

40–50% · Likely
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

20–30% · Possible
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

20–30% · Possible
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

20–30% · Possible
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

20–30% · Possible
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

20–30% · Possible
Ferruginous Duck
NT

Ferruginous Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya nyroca

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
40–50
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
12 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
15 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
16 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
18 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
19 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
20 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
23 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bar-headed Goose in Kaziranga National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-headed Goose sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 1,201 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bar-headed Goose in Kaziranga National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Bar-headed Goose in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.

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