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There is no good description of the bird in the article. The pictures also don't show the distinctive round brown dot on the bird's breast. In Afrikaans the bird is called a "Kolgans" which means "dot-goose" after this feature. Oom Kosie ( talk) 17:45, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
I added a reference but I don't understand how to add it to the list. Someone please fix this.-- 41.152.34.197 ( talk) 12:19, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
they like to swim alot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.249.149.162 ( talk) 00:16, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Does it quack or honk or what? Readers of this article want to know. Chrisrus ( talk) 05:20, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Three Egyptian Geese came to our inland lake in Boca Raton, Florida. Could not find them in any of my bird books until I looked in "The Sibley Field Guide to Birds" on page 61 at the bottom left corner. Then I looked on the web and found plenty of references to the species under its name along with its Latin name: Alopochen aegyptiacus. They are wide spread in Kenya, the Nile in Egypt (hence the name) and Africa. Also Eastern Anglia (UK) and in Germany, where evidently they are sometimes considered pests. However, they are beautiful birds, curious, and ate some seed I put out. They finally walked away with "dignity." because the Muscovy Ducks I feed who are territorial about the seeds made them unwelcome. I too helped cause them to leave when I tried to photograph them. PS: I just looked out and they are back and having a staring contest with the Muscovies. They are back after a half hour and are eating peacefully with the Muscovies. So far, I have not heard a single sound honk, quack or hiss from them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.1.212 ( talk) 14:41, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
Also had a sighting of a small group in Palm Beach County yesterday. There seem to be numerous local news articles, youtube videos and photos documenting their existence there. -- 74.166.233.166 ( talk) 16:37, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Had One show up in Naples, Fl. on 3/6/2013. took some nice pictures. First time seeing one. it gets along well with my other goose and chickens and other ducks in my lake. — Preceding
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71.3.96.15 (
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23:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
They're also in Huntington Beach, California. I first spotted a mated couple at Carr Park in 2002, they returned every year until the female was killed in traffic. But in 2004 there were two pairs. By 2008 there were at least two distinct family groups, maybe a dozen of these geese altogether. People say that a fair number of these geese are scattered around other local parks and golf courses - basically the only places with trees and "fresh" water. These geese are distinctive and memorable, everybody has their own theory about them escaping a circus or whatnot. They're quite "tame" and "pleasant" and accustomed to (illegally) being fed by park visitors, they're not very territorial, but they've become increasingly aggressive towards (and a gradually displacing) the ducks and Canadian geese over the years. I've never seen them at the local wild bird sanctuary/preserve, probably because there's too little greenery and too many predators. — Preceding
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154.5.143.43 (
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22:28, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
User Innodata wants to at all cost 'dominate' the article, going as far as breaking a number of crucial WP rules (so source and original research) - just because information that he added was removed from the article and will not listen to reason. In his drive to trurn the information to the article, Innodata says "they are domesticated, also though I can't find a source for this quickly". I though the rule was, first find the source, then include the information.
In his attempt to push his point, Innodata changed what was correct "It is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley, and has been introduced to parts of Western Europe." to a statement that will support his claims of a feral stage "They have been raised for food and extensively bred in parts of Africa since they were domesticated by the ancient Egyptians. Because of their popularity chiefly as ornamental birds feral populations have become established in Western Europe". This is simply wrong - the fact that they are native to MOST of Africa has been eliminated, definitely native to 90% of sub-Saharan Africa - and NOT since they were domesticated by the Egyptians. And they are NOT BRED - they live in the wild!!!! I have lived in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and been to all other countries in Southern Africa. Egyptian geese are NOT bred by people in any of these countries. They have goats, pigs, chickens and cattle, sometimes closer to urban centres people might have a few ducks. NOT Egyptian geese. Yes, we have them in the cities in parks around city lakes etc - most of them adopt the lakes of their own accord, just like guinea fowl.
There are lots of grey areas when it comes to the distinction between domestic/ domesticated/ run-away/ feral/ street (street dogs)/ stray animals/ invasive species.
If you think the Egyptian goose is a domesticated animal, then please read/ consult
Let's be reasonable and put the project first. Starting with returning the correct information to the article. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia ( talk) 19:55, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Could someone give me the correct binomial please, with proper citation? This article has Anser aegyptiacus, which appears to be common nowadays, but Anser aegyptiaca seems to have about equal support in such literature as I have found online. In fact "Anas aegyptiaca Linnaeus is the type of Alopochen" in [1] suggests that the latter is correct. However, I do not know where to find the definitive authority, and I would like this article to have proper support, preferably mentioned explicitly in such a case. Anyone? JonRichfield ( talk) 16:14, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
I saw this bird in orange, California. 3 of them at Santa Ana riverbank. Feb 10 2017
I have seen photographs on Flickr showing an Egyptian Goose in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA on January 1, 2020. The images are designated "All Rights Reserved," but are marked publicly viewable. Here is the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunsades/49318843051. I don't know enough about the animal to know if this merits mention on the page or if these photos would count as evidence but I wanted the people who DO know to hear about this in case it's worth changing the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Preserved killick ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
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There is no good description of the bird in the article. The pictures also don't show the distinctive round brown dot on the bird's breast. In Afrikaans the bird is called a "Kolgans" which means "dot-goose" after this feature. Oom Kosie ( talk) 17:45, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
I added a reference but I don't understand how to add it to the list. Someone please fix this.-- 41.152.34.197 ( talk) 12:19, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
they like to swim alot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.249.149.162 ( talk) 00:16, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Does it quack or honk or what? Readers of this article want to know. Chrisrus ( talk) 05:20, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Three Egyptian Geese came to our inland lake in Boca Raton, Florida. Could not find them in any of my bird books until I looked in "The Sibley Field Guide to Birds" on page 61 at the bottom left corner. Then I looked on the web and found plenty of references to the species under its name along with its Latin name: Alopochen aegyptiacus. They are wide spread in Kenya, the Nile in Egypt (hence the name) and Africa. Also Eastern Anglia (UK) and in Germany, where evidently they are sometimes considered pests. However, they are beautiful birds, curious, and ate some seed I put out. They finally walked away with "dignity." because the Muscovy Ducks I feed who are territorial about the seeds made them unwelcome. I too helped cause them to leave when I tried to photograph them. PS: I just looked out and they are back and having a staring contest with the Muscovies. They are back after a half hour and are eating peacefully with the Muscovies. So far, I have not heard a single sound honk, quack or hiss from them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.1.212 ( talk) 14:41, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
Also had a sighting of a small group in Palm Beach County yesterday. There seem to be numerous local news articles, youtube videos and photos documenting their existence there. -- 74.166.233.166 ( talk) 16:37, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Had One show up in Naples, Fl. on 3/6/2013. took some nice pictures. First time seeing one. it gets along well with my other goose and chickens and other ducks in my lake. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
71.3.96.15 (
talk)
23:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
They're also in Huntington Beach, California. I first spotted a mated couple at Carr Park in 2002, they returned every year until the female was killed in traffic. But in 2004 there were two pairs. By 2008 there were at least two distinct family groups, maybe a dozen of these geese altogether. People say that a fair number of these geese are scattered around other local parks and golf courses - basically the only places with trees and "fresh" water. These geese are distinctive and memorable, everybody has their own theory about them escaping a circus or whatnot. They're quite "tame" and "pleasant" and accustomed to (illegally) being fed by park visitors, they're not very territorial, but they've become increasingly aggressive towards (and a gradually displacing) the ducks and Canadian geese over the years. I've never seen them at the local wild bird sanctuary/preserve, probably because there's too little greenery and too many predators. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
154.5.143.43 (
talk)
22:28, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
User Innodata wants to at all cost 'dominate' the article, going as far as breaking a number of crucial WP rules (so source and original research) - just because information that he added was removed from the article and will not listen to reason. In his drive to trurn the information to the article, Innodata says "they are domesticated, also though I can't find a source for this quickly". I though the rule was, first find the source, then include the information.
In his attempt to push his point, Innodata changed what was correct "It is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley, and has been introduced to parts of Western Europe." to a statement that will support his claims of a feral stage "They have been raised for food and extensively bred in parts of Africa since they were domesticated by the ancient Egyptians. Because of their popularity chiefly as ornamental birds feral populations have become established in Western Europe". This is simply wrong - the fact that they are native to MOST of Africa has been eliminated, definitely native to 90% of sub-Saharan Africa - and NOT since they were domesticated by the Egyptians. And they are NOT BRED - they live in the wild!!!! I have lived in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and been to all other countries in Southern Africa. Egyptian geese are NOT bred by people in any of these countries. They have goats, pigs, chickens and cattle, sometimes closer to urban centres people might have a few ducks. NOT Egyptian geese. Yes, we have them in the cities in parks around city lakes etc - most of them adopt the lakes of their own accord, just like guinea fowl.
There are lots of grey areas when it comes to the distinction between domestic/ domesticated/ run-away/ feral/ street (street dogs)/ stray animals/ invasive species.
If you think the Egyptian goose is a domesticated animal, then please read/ consult
Let's be reasonable and put the project first. Starting with returning the correct information to the article. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia ( talk) 19:55, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Could someone give me the correct binomial please, with proper citation? This article has Anser aegyptiacus, which appears to be common nowadays, but Anser aegyptiaca seems to have about equal support in such literature as I have found online. In fact "Anas aegyptiaca Linnaeus is the type of Alopochen" in [1] suggests that the latter is correct. However, I do not know where to find the definitive authority, and I would like this article to have proper support, preferably mentioned explicitly in such a case. Anyone? JonRichfield ( talk) 16:14, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
I saw this bird in orange, California. 3 of them at Santa Ana riverbank. Feb 10 2017
I have seen photographs on Flickr showing an Egyptian Goose in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA on January 1, 2020. The images are designated "All Rights Reserved," but are marked publicly viewable. Here is the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunsades/49318843051. I don't know enough about the animal to know if this merits mention on the page or if these photos would count as evidence but I wanted the people who DO know to hear about this in case it's worth changing the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Preserved killick ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 3 January 2020 (UTC)