Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Alopochen aegyptiaca

Common Name Egyptian Goose

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000530145 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Alopochen aegyptiacus (Linnaeus, 1766), Alopochen aegyptiacus (Linnaeus), Anser egyptiacus

Designations Invasive Species: EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation No. 1143/2014

Abbreviation alaeg

Authority (Linnaeus, 1766)

Group Bird

Rank Species

Number Of Records 7

Number Of 10Km Squares 6

Number Of 50Km Squares 5

Oldest Record 18/06/2016

Newest Record 07/10/2021

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 20 May (recorded in 2020)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 7 October (recorded in 2021)

Species Profiles

Citation eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/267026

Species Detail - Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)