India, Dec. 11 -- In a first-of-its kind study in eastern India, a bar-headed goose fitted with a GSM-GPS transmitter has revealed its migration route and flying pattern.

The bird, named 'Gagan', successfully crossed the Himalayan range and visited a large lake in Tibet, its tracking record highlighted. It covered roughly 780 kilometres (migration cycle of 1,560 km) and was recorded at heights of 5,220 metres.

Anand Kishor, principal secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Bihar, said the tracking record of a tagged bar-headed goose will help researchers and conservationists to understand the flight paths and behaviours of migratory birds.

The bar-headed goose is the highest-flying migratory bird in ...