Back Kolgans Afrikaans Alopochen aegyptiaca AN وزة مصرية Arabic وز مصرى ARZ Alopochen aegyptiacus AST Нільская гусь Byelorussian Египетска гъска Bulgarian Bawɔlɔ BM Skilwaz Egipt Breton Oca d'Egipte Catalan
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Alopochen |
| Species: | A. aegyptiaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Anas aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, the species has also been introduced to Europe, the United States and elsewhere outside their natural range.[2][3][4] Egyptian geese were regularly represented in ancient Egyptian art.[5]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Alopochen aegyptiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22679993A131910647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22679993A131910647.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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Huysentruyt2020was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Houlihan, Patrick F. (2023-09-30). The Birds of Ancient Egypt. Oxbow Books. ISBN 979-8-88857-029-6.