passage migrant

Bar-headed Goose

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Anser indicus
Nepali Name: खोया हाँस (Khoyahaans)

Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 29 December, 2013. Photo: aB
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Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 4 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. One of the highest flying birds in the world with reports of flight over Everest at an altitude of 9,375m.
2. Rare passage migrant in the Kathmandu Valley.

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