Bar-headed Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid, Malmoe (Sweden), 12th July 2008 - copyright Carl Gunnar Gustavsson
(photo ID: 1064)
(photo ID: 1064)
This interesting bird seems to tick all the boxes for Bar-headed x Barnacle. It was among a flock of about 100 Barnacle Geese and Carl Gunnar describes it as being the same size as Barnacle Goose.
Bar-headed Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid (with Barnacle Geese), Malmoe (Sweden), 9th July 2008 - copyright Carl Gunnar Gustavsson
(photo IDs: 1507-1512)
(photo IDs: 1507-1512)
Bar-headed Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid, Malmoe (Sweden), 12th July 2008 - copyright Carl Gunnar Gustavsson
(photo ID: 1063)
(photo ID: 1063)
Bar-headed Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid, Malmoe (Sweden), 1st August 2008 - copyright Carl Gunnar Gustavsson
(photo ID: 1065)
(photo ID: 1065)
Bar-headed Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid, Malmoe (Sweden), 11th July 2008 - copyright Carl Gunnar Gustavsson
(photo ID: 1062)
(photo ID: 1062)
As with many other Anser x Branta hybrids, this one showed dusky under tail-coverts:
Bar-headed Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid, Malmoe (Sweden), 9th-12th July 2008 - copyright Carl Gunnar Gustavsson
(photo IDs: 1038-1040)
(photo IDs: 1038-1040)
I am not completely sure about the ID of the next bird but think this is the most likely solution. It reminded me a little of some hybrids involving Emperor Goose but on balance I think Bar-headed x Barnacle is a better fit. Comments are welcome, as always.
probable Bar-headed Goose x Barnacle Goose, near St Albans (Hertfordshire, UK), 12th March 2017 - copyright Alan Winn
(photo IDs: 3153-3157)
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
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