Egyptian goose
Scientific name: Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Overview
The Egyptian goose 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.
From the Wikipedia article “Egyptian goose”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Africa.
Common names
Names in other languages (10)
- Arabic
- وزة مصرية
- Chinese
- 埃及雁
- French
- Oie d'Egypte, Ouette d'Égypte, ouette d'Égypte, oie d'Égypte
- German
- Nilgans
- Japanese
- エジプトガン
- Persian
- غاز مصری
- Portuguese
- ganso-do-egipto, Ganso-do-egito
- Russian
- kazarka egipska, Нильский гусь
- Spanish
- Alopochen aegyptiacus, Ganso del Nilo
- Turkish
- Mısır kazı
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q274179, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Egyptian goose”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — Nk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026