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Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus

Status.

Category E*

Native Range

Asia. Breeds at high altitudes in Mongolia and China and winters in four discrete zones from Myanmar to Pakistan.

Conservation Status

Least Concern

British Occurrence

NBN Atlas has 11,331 records as at end Dec 2024. Map Here

This species has small feral populations at scattered locations across England and Wales. It breeds in small numbers annually and the population seems fairly stable but it is being monitored by the non-native species secretariat for fears that it could become as numerous as Canada and Greylag Geese and damage amenity grassland, pastures and crops.

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Sources

http://www.nonnativespecies.org Identification sheet - Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)