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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]
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)
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mongolia.The avifauna of Mongolia include a total of 534 species.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
This is a list of the naturally occurring mammal species recorded in Mongolia.There are 121 mammal species in Mongolia, of which two are critically endangered, four are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and six are near threatened.
No subpopulations of birds have been evaluated by the IUCN. This is a complete list of least concern avian species evaluated by the IUCN. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.
Anser is a waterfowl genus that includes the grey geese and the white geese.It belongs to the true goose and swan subfamily of Anserinae under the family of Anatidae. [2] The genus has a Holarctic distribution, with at least one species breeding in any open, wet habitats in the subarctic and cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in summer.
Based on this result, some authorities place the Orinoco goose together with the Andean goose in the resurrected genus Oressochen. [6] [7] [8]A fossilized partial coracoid (CTES-PZ 7797) of an indeterminate Chloephaga species sharing some characters with the extant upland goose is known from the upper Pleistocene Toropí Formation (also called the Yupoí Formation) in Corrientes Province ...
Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park (Mongolian: Тэрхийн Цагаан нуур) covers the picturesque Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake and the nearby Khorgo Mountain (a recently extinct volcano) in the north central Khangai Mountains in Arkhangai Province, Mongolia. The marshes along the west end of the lake are an important breeding and ...