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Egyptian goose

Photo:RhododendritesCC BY-SA 4.0

Waterfowl

Egyptian goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Group
Waterfowl
Size class
Small (under 10 kg)
Family
Anatidae

Range

  • Africa
  • Europe

Habitat

  • Wetland
  • Farmland

Range

Countries it is found in

44 countries

  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Chad
  • Congo - Kinshasa
  • Czechia
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius

Range from:Wikipedia country bird lists, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05

Tracks of Egyptian goose

Field data

Tracks

A photograph of real sign left by Egyptian goose. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.

Track photo:le0p0ld_dCC BY

Cross-reference

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