Bar-headed Goose
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Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
9 Verified records at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
April 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-headed Goose sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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<5% · Rare
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Insufficient data
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<5% · Rare
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<5% · Rare
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<5% · Rare
Common Shelduck
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Common Shelduck

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<5% · Rare
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<5% · Rare
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<5% · Rare
Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

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Aythya ferina

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-headed Goose sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Bar-headed Goose in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.

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