The Bar-headed Goose is one of the world's highest flying birds, having been seen at up to 33,382 feet). It has a slightly larger wing area for its weight than other geese, which is believed to help the goose fly at high altitudes. Studies have found that they breathe more efficiently under low oxygen conditions and are able to reduce heat loss
The Bar-headed Goose migrates over the Himalayas to spend the winter in parts of India. The bird can fly a 1000-mile migration route in just one day as it is able to fly in the jet stream.
The bird has come to the attention of medical science in recent years as having been an early victim of the H5N1 virus, HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza), at Qinghai. (Discovery Cove, FL)
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