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Alopochen aegyptiaca

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Egyptian Goose

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721566

Element CodeABNJB23010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassAves

OrderAnseriformes

FamilyAnatidae

GenusAlopochen

Synonyms

Alopochen aegyptiacus(Linnaeus, 1766)

Concept Reference

Sibley, D. A. 2000a. The Sibley guide to birds. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 544 pp.

Conservation Status

Review Date2003-11-20

Change Date2003-11-20

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNA	No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cajon	San Bernardino National Forest	7,548
Ladd	Cleveland National Forest	5,300
Wildhorse	Cleveland National Forest	1,483

References (3)

American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). Chesser, R.T., R.C. Banks, K.J. Burns, C. Cicero, J.L. Dunn, A.W. Kratter, I.J. Lovette, A.G. Navarro-Sigüenza, P.C. Rasmussen, J.V. Remsen, Jr., J.D. Rising, D.F. Stotz, and K. Winker. 2015. Fifty-sixth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk 132:748-764.
Callaghan, C. T., D. M. Brooks, and P. Pyle. 2020. Egyptian Goose (<i>Alopochen aegyptiaca</i>), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.egygoo.01
Sibley, D. A. 2000a. The Sibley guide to birds. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 544 pp.