Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

In: Egyptian Goose Ca: Oca egípcia Da: Nilgås De: Nilgans Es: Ganso del Nilo Fi: afrikanhanhi Fr: Ouette d'Egypte It: Oca egiziana Nl: Nijlgans No: Niland Pt: Ganso-do-egipto Sv: Nilgås US: Egyptian Goose Ru: Нильский гусь

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adult

adult flying

European distribution

Identification

They are easily identified as being about the size of a Pink-footed Goose but with brown and pinky buff plumage, highlighted by an ugly black face patch as if its been given a black eye. In flight the wings are strikingly black-and-white, very similar in pattern to a Ruddy Shelduck but, if you can’t see the head pattern, notice that the belly is paler than on a Ruddy Shelduck.

Habitat

Breeds in parks and wet open woodlands. Winters on lakes and marshes.

Migration

Feral birds largely sedentary although some may migrate to specific moulting areas.

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BirdGuides rarity status: Local

Most recent UK and Irish reports of Egyptian Goose

10:54 04/09/10	Egyptian Goose	Cork	Kilkeran Lake
22:22 30/08/10	Egyptian Goose	E Yorks	Pulfin and High Eske NR
09:27 26/08/10	Egyptian Goose	Durham	Rainton Meadows DWT
08:04 18/08/10	Egyptian Goose	Essex	Frinton-on-Sea	07:55
15:43 16/07/10	Egyptian Goose	Northumbs	Castle Island	15:30
13:27 07/07/10	Egyptian Goose	Somerset	Bath
09:36 05/07/10	Egyptian Goose	Cork	Timoleague	09:10
13:33 14/06/10	Egyptian Goose	Durham	Washington WWT	10:00
21:06 07/06/10	Egyptian Goose	Warks	Draycote Water
19:26 30/05/10	Egyptian Goose	N Yorks	Bank Island, Lower Derwent Valley

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	Winter Geese: Part 2 – The 'Branta' geese (Full Text)	Tuesday 10th February 2004
	The 'Branta' geese form an extremely attractive group of birds, with most interest in recent years focussed on 'brent geese' and 'canada geese': the former for potential species 'splits' and the latter for the identification of vagrants amongst wild geese flocks in northwest Scotland and Ireland.

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