- One of the highest-flying birds of the world, the Bar Headed Goose has been sighted flying above Mount Everest.
- They are high-altitude birds breeding in the high places, but during winter, they come down.
- They nest mainly on the Tibetan Plateau.
- The bar-headed goose migrates over the Himalayas to spend the winter in parts of South Asia (from Assam to as far south as Tamil Nadu.
Bar Headed Geese
The bird seems to have established Pong Dam Lake, as the 'capital' of its winter kingdom, year after year, as sights of crowded flocks of Bar Headed Geese, squatting beak-to-tail, are not uncommon.
The wetland is said to hold the record for hosting the largest congregation of Bar-headed Geese.All Rights Reserved