Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Egyptian Goose*
Id (Atlas):
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Description (10 )
Egyptian Goose
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Other Scientific Names
Alopochen aegyptiacus [BirdLife International (2004)], Alopochen aegyptiacus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Alopochen aegyptiacus [Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994)], Alopochen aegyptiacus [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)]
Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
63 - 73 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Habitat
Fields and marshes, usually near water.
Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Israel (E) (B), Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia (B), Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Algeria, Benin, China (mainland), Côte dIvoire, Cyprus, France, Ghana, Hungary, Malta, Oman, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo.
Introduced to Austria, Belgium (B), Denmark (B), Netherlands Antilles (B), United Arab Emirates (B), United Kingdom (B) (NB).
Africa south of Sahara, Nile Valley. Introduced in Britain.
 
Population
Estimated population is 210,000 - 510,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Mainly leaves and seeds of cereal crops.
Voice
Mostly silent. Male, a husky, wheezing. Female, a high-pitched 'hur, hur, hur, hur'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (63)... )
Listen to XC834707
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca ) [XC834707 ]
by Marc Anderson from Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa (call)
Listen to XC834866
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca ) [XC834866 ]
by Johannes Dag Mayer from Limpopo River, Botswana (call)
Nest
A mound of vegetation under a bush or in a hole.
Eggs (Guide )
8 - 9; off-white.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References .
The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
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