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 7 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
A bird resting in a marsh. Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2005 7 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding and watching. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 7 years ago 54 sec 4.2 -
A bird on a field, walking and feeding. Locality Gefersa Reservoir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 7 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 7 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 7 years ago 31 sec 4
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resting
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 31 December 2012 17 weeks ago 4.3 -
Im a pond
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 3 February 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
adult
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 31 December 2012 17 weeks ago 4 -
An adult walking through shallow water.
Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 21 January 2009 16 weeks ago 3.8 -
In wetlands
Locality Dinsho, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 3 February 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird in flight
Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 4 February 2008 3 years ago 3.7
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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 3 years ago 4
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