Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Local area
Alopochen aegyptiaca is widely distributed across its native range in Africa and southern Europe. It is common in southern Africa, under the Sahara and the Nile Valley. In the 18th century, Alopochen aegyptiaca was introduced to Britain, and large numbers still thrive there today. Currently, Alopochen aegyptiaca dominates the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. (Lensink, 1998; Van Perlo, 1999)
The Palearctic Biogeographical Zone has produced a native Ethiopian
Place of residence
Egyptian geese will not breed in the forest, although they can be found in meadows, grasslands, and agricultural fields. Most of their time is spent in rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and wetlands. They can be found up to 4000 m. (Jensen et al., 2002; McLachlan and Liversidge, 1940; VanPerlo, 1999)
Habitat Zones are warm and tropical climates
Terrestrial biomessavanna or grassland
Freshwater and freshwater in lakes and streams
swamp bog
Other characteristics of riparian agricultural habitats
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4000 (high) m
13123.36 (height) ft
Physical description
Egyptian geese have a long neck, long pink legs, a yellow beak, and a brown spot around each eye. They are distinguished from closely related species by the brown patch in the middle of the chest. The upper part of the wings and head are brown, while the rest of the body is brown. Under the wings are white and green. Juveniles do not have brown eye patches or breast eggs. Egyptian geese reach between 63 and 73 cm and can weigh from 1.5 to 2.3 kg. The wingspan is very large, measuring 38 cm on average. Situation, Egyptian geese are protected, calm
One-to-one mating system
Egyptian geese breed in spring or at the end of summer (breeding season starts from July to March, depending on the region). At two years of age, Alopochen aeygptiacus reaches sexual maturity. Nesting sites are usually near water for protection and near grassland for foraging; The nests are made of feathers and grass and are located in thickets, hollows or just on the ground. Pairs sometimes find nests on the ground or use abandoned nests of other large bird species (such as Buteo buteo (common buzzard) or Pica pica (black magpie )), which can be in a tree or on a high space. A male goose fertilizes a female. Five to twelve eggs are measured and placed for twenty-eight to thirty days. Young within 70 days. (Lensink, 1998; Ukochukwu, 1929; VanPerlo, 1999)
Main features of reproduction, reproductive maintenance gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (separate sexes) oviparous sex
Duration of birth
Egyptian geese give birth only once a year. mating season
Most of them develop in the spring or at the end of the summer. The breeding season runs from July to March, depending on the region. Very early
5 to 12
Stop wasting time
28 to 30 days
Average age in childhood
70 days
Average age at sexual maturity or childbearing (female)
2 years
(l and Crowe, 2002)
Explanation of words
Ethiopia
lives in Sub-Saharan Africa (south 30 degrees north) and Madagascar.
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Palearctic
lived in the north of the Old World. In other words, Europe and Asia and North Africa.
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music communicates with sound
farm living in a landscape dominated by human farmers. bilateral symmetry
having such a shape that the animal can be divided in the same plane into two mirror images. Animals have bilateral symmetry with dorsal and ventral sides, and front and back. Synapomorphy of Bilateria.
biodegradation
helps break down and decompose dead plants and/or animals
bog
wetlands and plants accumulate in acid soils around streams. The plants are dominated by sedges, heathers and sphagnum.
chemical communicates with other smells or chemicals
every day
working during the day, 2. for one day.
endothermic
thermogenic animals regulate body temperature independently of temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of Mammalia, although it may have originated in a synapsid (extant) ancestor; The fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Mix with the birds. Fertilization
the union of eggs and sperm
folivorous
animals eat mainly leaves.
right
A substance that provides both food and energy for living things. grain meal
an animal that eats fruit
green grass
Animals feed mainly on plants or parts of plants.
introduced
refers to species of animals that have been introduced and established populations in areas outside of their natural range, usually through human activity. iteroparous
Children are produced in more than one group (litters, broods, etc.) and from mul
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