© Scott Berglund
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
C. T. Callaghan, Daniel M. Brooks, and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.0 — Published September 6, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published September 6, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kolgans |
| Arabic | اوزة مصرية |
| Asturian | Gansu exipcianu |
| Basque | Antzara egiptoarra |
| Bulgarian | Египетска гъска |
| Catalan | Oca d'Egipte |
| Chinese | 埃及雁 |
| Croatian | egipatska guska |
| Czech | husice nilská |
| Danish | Nilgås |
| Dutch | Nijlgans |
| English | Egyptian Goose |
| English (United States) | Egyptian Goose |
| Finnish | afrikanhanhi |
| French | Ouette d'Égypte |
| French (French Guiana) | Ouette d'Égypte |
| Galician | Ganso de Exipto |
| German | Nilgans |
| Greek | Αλωπόχηνα |
| Hebrew | יאורית |
| Hungarian | Nílusi lúd |
| Icelandic | Nílarönd |
| Italian | Oca egiziana |
| Japanese | エジプトガン |
| Lithuanian | Egiptinė žąsis |
| Norwegian | niland |
| Polish | gęsiówka egipska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Ganso do Egipto |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-do-egipto |
| Romanian | Gâscă egipteană |
| Russian | Нильский гусь |
| Serbian | Nilska guska |
| Slovak | húska štíhla |
| Slovenian | Nilska gos |
| Spanish | Ganso del Nilo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Egipcio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ganso del Nilo |
| Swedish | nilgås |
| Turkish | Nil Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Каргарка нільська |
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Egyptian Goose in North America.