Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanopterus) - HBW 1, p. 587
French: Ouette à ailes bleues
German: Blauflügelgans
Spanish: Ganso Aliazul
Other common names: Abyssinian Blue winged/Abyssinian Goose
Taxonomy: Bernicla cyanoptera Rüppell, 1845, Shoa, Ethiopia.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Highlands of Ethiopia.
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A pair standing and walking, the male also preening. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 6 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding and watching. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 6 years ago 54 sec 4.4 -
A bird resting in a marsh. Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2005 5 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a field, walking and feeding. Locality Gefersa Reservoir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 4.1 -
A pair in the water. Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A pair in a marsh, the male calling. Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2005 5 years ago 31 sec 4
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Im a pond
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 3 February 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
In wetlands
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 3 February 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
A bird in flight
Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 4 February 2008 2 years ago 3.7 -
" birds in flight
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 3 February 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird landing near Chancho, 40 km north of Addis Ababa.
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Stefan Helming 14 December 2008 3 years ago 3.4 -
Adult standing in wet meadow
Locality Ketama (Muke Turi), Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 11 July 2009 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3
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A pair of birds calling softly as they walk along Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 9 November 2007 2 years ago 4
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