Listen to the bar-headed goose
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About the bar-headed goose
The bar-headed goose is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 150 cm and weigh around 2.2 kg.
What does the bar-headed goose sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as bar-headed geese (call). Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Anser
More from the family Anatidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a bar-headed goose sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the bar-headed goose on this page, including its bar-headed geese (call). Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the bar-headed goose endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the bar-headed goose as “least concern”.
What family does the bar-headed goose belong to?
The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Bar-headed geese (Call) by Akasmita – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q191125 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bar-headed goose – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dr. Raju Kasambe – CC BY-SA 4.0