Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca - Ouette d'Égypte
Systematics
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family:
Anatidés
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Genus:
Alopochen
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Species:
aegyptiaca
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 73 cm
- Wingspan: 134 à 154 cm.
- Weight: 1500 à 2250 g
Longevity
25 years
Geographic range
Identification
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Ouette d'Égypte,
- Ganso del Nilo,
- ganso-do-egipto,
- Nilgans,
- nílusi lúd,
- Nijlgans,
- Oca egiziana,
- nilgås,
- Niland,
- húska štíhla,
- husice nilská,
- Nilgås,
- afrikanhanhi,
- Kolgans,
- oca d'Egipte,
- Nílarönd,
- kazarka egipska,
- Ēģiptes zoss,
- nilska gos,
- Нильский гусь,
- エジプトガン,
- 埃及雁,
- 埃及雁,
Habitat
Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Vol. 1 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal
- Guide encyclopédique des oiseaux du Paléarctique occidental, Mark Beaman, Steve Madge
- Guide des canards, des oies et des cygnes, Steve Madge
- Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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