The Bar-headed Goose is a very attractive species. Both sexes share the twin-barring on the head. The rest of the head is white with a streak running down the sides of the neck. The back of the neck is dark gray to black, rest of the body gray overall. To insure you have a pair, you may need to vent sex.
Immature geese are somewhat paler and lack the bars on the head.
Breeding The breeding season for Bar-heads begin in late May when the pair begins to search for the right nesting area. In captivity, some geese will used open front nest boxes filled with wood shavings or straw. Also provide stands of grass and weeds or shrubs. Like many species of waterfowl, hens first line their nest with down feathers from her breast. Clutch sizes vary from 3 to 7 eggs which only the hen incubates for about 28 days.