Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
EG, EGYGO
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EURING No: 1700 | |
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Number in Britain:
Unavailable
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(C1) Introduced Breeder
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
68 cm
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Wingspan: 144 cm |
Weight:
M: 2.1 kg F: 1.7 kg
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: alopos=fox-like + khen=goose and Gr. Aiguptos=an Egyptian |
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World Distribution:
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Africa, INTRODUCED: England, Netherlands |
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Habitat:
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Lakes, marshes & rivers |
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Diet:
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Vegetation, incl. growing crops |
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TitBit:
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Their failure to spread outside East Anglia may be due to their nesting in the winter months (so productivity is often low) and lack of introductions (it is not a quarry species). |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Winter:
3400 individuals
in 2004-09
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First Record:
Hertfordshire, 1898
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First Breeding Record:
England 1700s
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
Not Assessed
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
Unavailable
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(IX)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
69 x 50 mm
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Egg Weight: 97.0 g (of which 11 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
8
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Clutch Size:
8 - 9 eggs
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Incubation:
28- 30 days
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by the: Male + Female |
Fledging:
70 - 75days
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Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
12 years 5 months 22 days (set in 2011)
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
K*
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Wing Length
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
| Juvenile: | 387.1 ± 17.3 Range 348.0 - 412.0 mm, (N = 18) | |
| Male: | Insufficient Data | |
| Female: | Insufficient Data | |
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Weight
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
| Juvenile: | Insufficient Data | |
| Male: | Insufficient Data | |
| Female: | Insufficient Data | |
| Seasonal: | Summer 2.54 ± 0.41 (N = 86) Winter 2.47 ± 0.47 (N = 14) | |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwydd yr Aifft |
| Danish: Nilgås | Dutch: Nijlgans |
| Finnish: Niilinhansu | French: Ouette d'Egypte |
| German: Nilgans | Hungarian: Nilusi lúd |
| Icelandic: Nílarönd | Irish: |
| Italian: Oca egiziana | Norwegian: Niland |
| Polish: Gesiówka egipska (ges egipska) | Portuguese: Ganso do Egipto |
| Spanish: Ganso del Nilo | Swedish: Nilgås |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Sage, B.L. 2002 The ecology of Egyptian Geese at Holkham Park Norfolk & Norwich Nat. Soc., Norwich [598.483 SAG] | |
| Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA] | |
| Cabot, D. 2009 Wildfowl Collins, London | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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