Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Ducks, Swans, and Geese (Anatidae)
- Order
- Anseriformes
Overview
The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of its popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, the species has also been introduced to Europe, the United States, and elsewhere outside its natural range. Egyptian geese were regularly represented in ancient Egyptian art.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Nile Valley of Egypt and Sudan, and sub-Saharan Africa; introduced to western and central Europe, and southeastern USA.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
- Angola
- Austria
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Germany
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Italy
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Poland
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Egyptian goose
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
