We have a population explosion in Key Biscayne, and other photos of this species on the site were taken in the wild in California.
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Photo Properties
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D
Aperture Value
f/8
Color Space
sRGB
Exposure Bias Value
0 EV
Exposure Program
Aperture Priority
Flash
No Flash
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO
250
Metering Mode
Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value
1/790 sec
Date/Time
Sun 09 Aug 2009 04:09:57 PM EDT
English Egyptian Goose Scientific (Alopochen aegyptiaca) Order ANSERIFORMES Family (Latin) Anatidae Family (English) Ducks, Geese, Swans Other name(s) Oie d'Egypte Breeding Regions AF Breeding Range s Mauritania to s Egypt and Ethiopia s to South Africa Nonbreeding Range Countries (BETA)map Algeria,Angola,Austria,Belgium(I),Benin,Botswana,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cameroon,Central African Republic, IOC 13.1 Subspecies Monotypic
IUCN Status Code LC (Birdlife factsheet ) Described by (Linnaeus, 1766) German Nilgans French Ouette d’Égypte Chinese 埃及雁 Japanese エジプトガン Russian Нильский гусь Spanish Ganso del Nilo Portuguese ganso-do-egipto Bird Data App text
Show Breeding Range Codes and IUCN Status Codes
Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, PAL Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide
IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated PE Probably extinct (informal) PEW Probably extinct in the wild (informal)
