Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) - HBW 1, p. 589
French: Ouette d'Egypte
German: Nilgans
Spanish: Ganso del Nilo
Taxonomy: Anas aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1766, Egypt.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Africa S of Sahara, Nile Valley. Introduced in Britain.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair with six chicks, all preening Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 December 2005 6 years ago 45 sec 4.3 -
A pair of Egyptian Goose with ten chicks in a watergate near the Rhine river. Locality Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Monotypic species)
Gerhard Schmidt 25 April 2009 4 years ago 2 min 7 sec 4.2 -
An adult bird swimming and drinking water Locality Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 20 April 2000 5 years ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of an individual preening Locality Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 20 April 2000 5 years ago 29 sec 4.2 -
An adult feeding, scratching its head and checking the sky Locality Nairobi National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 7 December 2002 7 years ago 25 sec 4.2 -
a gaggle making their way to the water - MEGA! Locality Heddalo Lake, Liben Plains, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 31 October 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 4
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Closeup of a female.
Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 23 November 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
A female perched on a rock.
Locality Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 23 November 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
The birds in the Zoo are wild ones and are free to fly in and out
Locality Doha Zoo, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 13 January 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
In flight
Locality Al Karaana Sewerage Ponds, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 28 June 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
An Egyptian goose chick in a park in Brussels
Locality Brussels, Belgium
zari 25 April 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Adult preening
Locality Hyde Park, London, England, Great Britain
Ian Barker 14 November 2012 25 weeks ago 4
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Calls of a female and a male Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 4 years ago 4.5 -
Calls of a male Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years ago 4
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