Bar-headed geese migrate primarily to find suitable breeding grounds and to access better food resources. They travel from their wintering habitats in South Asia to their breeding areas in Central Asia, often flying at extremely high altitudes across the Himalayas to avoid predators and harsh weather. This migration is crucial for their reproductive success, as it allows them to take advantage of seasonal changes in habitat availability. Additionally, their high-altitude migration helps them avoid competition and find abundant food sources during the breeding season.
Bar-headed geese, Anser indicus, breeds in Central Asia, often in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes.
bar headed geese - fly over Mount Everest
The bar-headed goose eats wheat, rice, and barley.
The Bar-Headed Goose has been seen flying around Mount Everest at up to thirty thousand feet, that is higher than the summit.
The record is held by migrating bar-headed geese - they have been seen from a plane crossing the Himalayas, over Everest.
They migrate to Finland before the summer and migrate away from Finland after the summer.
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For the food supply.
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At 37,000 feet, the bird is likely a High-flying bird such as bar-headed geese or Rüppell's griffon vulture.
under the wings of geese