NameGoose, Egyptian
Points15
TypeDuck, Goose, Swan
Latin NameAlopochen aegyptiacus
DescriptionRelated to the shelduck, this pale brown and grey goose has distinctive dark brown eye-patches and contrasting white wing patches in flight. It was introduced as an ornamental wildfowl species and has escaped into the wild, now successfully breeding
FrenchOuette d'Égypte
GermanNilgans
ItalianOca egiziana
SpanishOca del Nilo
 


HabitatHow Common? (1-9)
Coast3
Estuary1
Heathland0
Lakes4
Marshland1
Meadows0
Rivers0
Urban0
Woodland0
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