Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca - Ouette d'Égypte

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Alopochen

  • Species
    :

    aegyptiaca

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 73 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 134 à 154 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1500 à 2250 g
Longevity

25 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Ouette d'Égypte
adult
Ouette d'Égypte
juvenile

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,

Voice song and cries

Ouette d'Égypte
Poussin

Habitat

Ouette d'Égypte
adult

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 17-04-2017
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