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The bar-headed goose is one of the world's highest-flying birds, [4] having been heard flying across Mount Makalu – the fifth highest mountain on earth at 8,481 m (27,825 ft) – and apparently seen over Mount Everest – 8,848 m (29,029 ft) – although this is a second-hand report with no verification. [5]
The animal that flies highest most regularly is the bar-headed goose Anser indicus, which migrates directly over the Himalayas between its nesting grounds in Tibet and its winter quarters in India. They are sometimes seen flying well above the peak of Mount Everest at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). [28] Airborne flying squirrel.
Bar-headed goose: Anser indicus (Latham, 1790) 17 Emperor goose: Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802) 18 Ross's goose: Anser rossii Cassin, 1861: 19 Snow goose: Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) 20 Greylag goose: Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) 21 Swan goose: Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758) 22 Taiga bean goose: Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787) 23 ...
Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus (A) Snow goose, Anser caerulescens (A) Ross's goose, Anser rossii (A) Graylag goose, Anser anser; Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons; Taiga bean-goose, Anser fabalis (A) Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris (A) Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus; Brant, Branta bernicla; Barnacle goose, Branta ...
Bar-headed goose. Anser indicus: Least concern (A) Graylag goose. Anser anser: Anser anser rubrirostris: Least concern (A) Knob-billed duck. Sarkidiornis melanotos: Least concern (A) Ruddy shelduck. Tadorna ferruginea: Least concern (A) Cotton pygmy-goose. Nettapus coromandelianus: Resident Least concern Garganey. Spatula querquedula: Least ...
Common gull Black-headed gull. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae. Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet.
A group of bar-headed geese and Demoiselle cranes. More than 370 bird species have been recorded in Keoladeo National Park. Ornithologically, the park assumes significance in two respects: One because of its strategic location as a staging ground for migratory waterfowl arriving in the Indian subcontinent before dispersing to various regions.
Anser indicus (Latham 1790) (bar-headed goose) LC; Subgenus Boie 1822 †Anser pressa (Wetmore 1933) Brodkorb 1964 (Dwarf Snow goose) Anser canagicus (Sevastianov 1802) (emperor goose) NT; Anser rossii Cassin 1861 (Ross's goose) LC; Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus 1758) (snow goose) LC. A. c. atlantica Kennard 1927 (greater snow goose)