Bar-headed Goose
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Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
30 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
August 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 Wadden Sea National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Greater White-fronted Goose
LC

Greater White-fronted Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser albifrons

10–20% · With luck
Tundra Bean Goose

Tundra Bean Goose

Bird

Anser serrirostris

<5% · Rare
Pink-footed Goose
LC

Pink-footed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser brachyrhynchus

<5% · Rare
Snow Goose
LC

Snow Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anser caerulescens

<5% · Rare
Swan Goose

Swan Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser cygnoides

<5% · Rare
Lesser White-fronted Goose
VU

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Bird

Anser erythropus

<5% · Rare
Ross's Goose
LC

Ross's Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser rossii

<5% · Rare
Emperor Goose
LC

Emperor Goose

Bird

Anser canagicus

<5% · Rare
Taiga Bean Goose
LC

Taiga Bean Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser fabalis

<5% · Rare
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Common Shelduck
LC

Common Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna tadorna

30–40% · Possible
Barnacle Goose
LC

Barnacle Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta leucopsis

30–40% · Possible

📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-headed Goose sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Bar-headed Goose in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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