Bar-headed geese rise and fall with the terrain below them when they migrate, scientists report in the Jan. 16 Science. This roller coaster flight pattern saves the birds energy, even though they ...

A tracking study has revealed the secrets of the world's highest bird migration - the Himalayan flight of the bar-headed goose. The geese have been recorded at heights of more than 7,000m (23,000ft).

Bar-headed geese ride Himalayas like a roller coaster to save energy, scientists say. News. Home Page ; ... When it comes to seasonal migrations, the bar-headed goose is no slacker.

The bar-headed goose is much more acrobatic than scientists had previously thought. The birds have long been heralded for enduring one of the world's most arduous migration routes, reaching ...

Bar-headed geese migrate above 26,000 feet. ... “The bar-heads have done that migration for millions of years before the Himalayas were as tall as they are now,” Ms. York said, ...

The bar-headed goose can flap to heights of 21,120 feet on its migration over the Himalaya, a new study finds. Bar-headed geese (seen in a file picture) can fly over the Himalaya in eight hours.

They could shoot up to 24,000 feet and maintain that altitude in a long-distance migration across the Himalayas. But it's more efficient for bar-headed geese to soar and dive, scientists find.

Bar-headed geese give Gadag a miss during winter migration this year Bar- headed geese migrate from Himalayan region and arrive in Indian subcontinent to escape extreme winter conditions back home.

A tracking study has revealed the secrets of the world's highest bird migration - the Himalayan flight of the bar-headed goose. The geese have been recorded at heights of more than 7,000m (23,000ft).

The mystery of the highest bird migration - the flight of bar-headed geese over the Himalayas - has finally been solved by scientists.