Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Greylag Goose

Ladakhi name:

Nangpa khamar

Scientific name:

Anser anser

Order:

Anseriformes

Family:

Anatidae

fun facts:

The Greylag Goose is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.

It can be spotted along undisturbed river banks and marshes or valley bottoms up to 3500m.