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Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

The Egyptian Goose is a colorful bird with a striking face and a unique honking sound. They love to swim and can often be seen waddling around parks and wetlands.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Egyptian Goose has a distinctive dark chocolate-brown patch around its eye and a reddish-brown collar on its neck. Its body features a mix of grey, brown, and white feathers with bright pink legs, making it easily distinguishable from other geese.

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Egyptian Goose

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A female can lay up to 12 eggs in a single nest, sometimes even more!

Ancient Egyptians considered these geese sacred and painted them in their tombs.

Their loud 'honk-HA-ha!' call is very distinct and can be heard far away.

Unlike most geese, they often perch in trees, using old nests from other birds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aggressive Defender

Egyptian Geese can fiercely defend their nesting territory, even chasing away much larger birds, because of their strong territorial instincts.

Fähigkeit

Versatile Forager

This goose can both graze on land and dabble in shallow water to find food, which helps them access a wide variety of meals.

Fähigkeit

Arboreal Nester

Egyptian Geese sometimes nest high up in tree hollows or abandoned raptor nests, which provides safer nesting spots.

Maße und Details

Länge
63-73 cm
Flügelspannweite
134-154 cm
Gewicht
1.5-2.3 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
5-12
Brutzeit
28-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Egyptian Geese are mostly vegetarians, munching on various plants, but sometimes eat small insects too.

Hauptnahrung

  • grasses
  • seeds
  • leaves
  • aquatic plants
  • small insects
  • worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

Consumes leaves and seeds of this common wetland plant.

eats

Common Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Graze on young shoots in agricultural fields.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes prey on their eggs and young goslings.

shelters

Giant Reed

Arundo donax

Nests are sometimes hidden within dense reed beds.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch or feed them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Egyptian Goose?

63-73 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Egyptian Goose?

134-154 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Egyptian Goose?

1.5-2.3 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Egyptian Goose?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Egyptian Goose?

70 km/h

Was frisst Egyptian Goose?

Egyptian Geese are mostly vegetarians, munching on various plants, but sometimes eat small insects too.

Wo findet man Egyptian Goose normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Egyptian Goose?

Foraging

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