Calls recorded in 1974 in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Alopochen
Species:
A. aegyptiaca
Binomial name
Alopochen aegyptiaca
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Native range of A. aegyptiaca
Synonyms
Anas aegyptiacaLinnaeus, 1766
The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, the species has also been introduced to Europe, the United States and elsewhere outside their natural range.[2][3][4] Egyptian geese were regularly represented in ancient Egyptian art.[5]
^BirdLife International (2018). "Alopochen aegyptiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22679993A131910647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22679993A131910647.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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^Houlihan, Patrick F. (2023-09-30). The Birds of Ancient Egypt. Oxbow Books. ISBN 979-8-88857-029-6.
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mythological creator 'goose' referred to above, was called Ngg wr "Great Honker" and always depicted as a Nile Goose/Fox Goose or Egyptiangoose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)...
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inhabited by hundreds of species of birds such as northern shoveler, Egyptiangoose and marabou stork. It is an important wintering ground for European...
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especially the peculiar, overly bold and aggressive 1.76 kg (3.9 lb) Egyptiangoose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), which is one of the main prey species for martial...
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