Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAlopochen (African and Mascarene Sheldgeese)
- SpeciesAlopochen aegyptiaca (Egyptian Goose)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Egyptian Goose in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Egyptian Goose sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Egyptian Goose in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Egyptian Goose in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.