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Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca [Linnaeus, 1766]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
EG , EGYGO
EURING No:
1700
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(C1) Introduced Breeder
Subspecies:
Monotypic
.
Length:
68 cm
Wingspan:
144 cm
Weight:
M: 2.1 kg F: 1.7 kg
Scientific name from:
Gr.: alopos =fox-like + khen =goose
and Gr. Aiguptos =an Egyptian
World Distribution:
Africa, INTRODUCED: England, Netherlands
Habitat:
Lakes, marshes & rivers
Diet:
Vegetation, incl. growing crops
TitBit:
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)
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
.
in
Winter:
1000 individuals
in 1991-99
First Record:
c. 1800
First Breeding Record:
England 1700s
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
Unavailable
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(IX)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
69 x 50 mm
Egg Weight:
97.0 g (of which 11 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
8
Clutch Size:
8 - 9 eggs
Incubation:
28 - 30 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
70 - 75 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
10
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
Biometrics
Ring Size:
K*
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Gwydd yr Aifft
Danish:
Ganso del Nilo
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
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
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]
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