A striking and distinctive goose I first saw on the Little Rann of Kutch. But this time I was in a boat and in close proximity. The bold black-and-white head and neck pattern is unlike any other goose along with their orange-yellow bill and legs. In flight these geese appear mainly pale gray with a broad black trailing edge to wings. They breed around lakes and marshes on the highland plateaus of Central Asia and winter in the lowland wetlands and fields of South Asia as far as South Peninsular India. They are the world’s highest flying migratory birds flying at an extreme altitude over the Himalayas, where there is less than 10% the oxygen found at sea level. They have found a way to cross the world's longest and highest land mass - over 1,500km [930 miles] - an almost impossible physiological feat relatively easily.

These geese may represent "the limit" of what birds are capable of and they don't train or acclimatise. They could walk on the top of Everest and have no problem at all.

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A striking and distinctive goose like duck with bright ruddy plumage overall and a contrasting pale creamy head and neck. The male has a narrow black neck ring and big white forewing patches striking in flight. Breeds in southeastern Europe and Central Asia, winter in South Asia and often found around saline lakes, reservoirs and agricultural fields.

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