Anseriformes: waterfowl, screamers and related birds Anseriformes Anseriformes are an order of about 150 species of primarily aquatic birds — ducks, geese, swans, screamers and the magpie goose — known for webbed feet, flattened bills and strong…
Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) Bar-headed goose A high-altitude waterfowl of Central Asia, notable for its dark head bars and remarkable physiological adaptations for flying over the Himalaya; lives in wetlands and feeds mainly…
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) Barnacle goose A compact, black-and-white Arctic-breeding goose, noted for cliff-nesting, long migrations and a medieval myth linking it to barnacles; a member of the black-geese genus Branta.
