Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca

Egyptian Goose, Lake Awassa, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Ethiopia
January 2016

The Egyptian Goose is distributed in Africa mainly south of the Sahara but extending down the Nile Valley to Egypt thankfully. There have also been since the 17th century introduced populations in England and the Netherlands. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Egyptian Goose, Jemma Valley, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image They are found in a wide variety of wetlands but almost never in the sea.
Egyptian Goose, Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
Egyptian Goose, Bogol Manyo Road, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
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