Bar-headed goose

Key facts

• Bar-headed goose lives in China, India, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, and Pakistan.
• Group: Birds.
• It weighs about 2.5 kg (5.51 lb).
• A typical adult is about 75 cm (29.5 in) long.
• It lives about 20 years.
• Diet: herbivore.
• Habitat: wetland.
• Bar-headed geese fly over the Himalayas on their yearly journey, sometimes climbing above 6,000 metres.