Bar-headed Goose
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Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
1,126 Verified records at Keoladeo 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-headed Goose sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 1,126 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Indian Spot-billed Duck
LC

Indian Spot-billed Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anas poecilorhyncha

70–80% · Very likely
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

60–70% · Likely
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

50–60% · Likely
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

50–60% · Likely
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

50–60% · Likely
Ruddy Shelduck
LC

Ruddy Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna ferruginea

40–50% · Likely
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

40–50% · Likely
Garganey
LC

Garganey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula querquedula

30–40% · Possible
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

30–40% · Possible
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

30–40% · Possible
Red-crested Pochard
LC

Red-crested Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Netta rufina

20–30% · Possible
Ferruginous Duck
NT

Ferruginous Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya nyroca

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
60–70
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 Keoladeo National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-headed Goose sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 1,126 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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