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Field Notes

Description:

Brown and tan goose-like bird

Habitat:

water and land

Notes:

Saw it on a small residential pond

Species ID Suggestions

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiacus

Comments (1)

Thanks Daniele. I see wikipedia says "Escapes have also bred on occasion in other places, such as Florida...." There are also other mentions that say in England and parts of Europe this is a feral species originally introduced as an ornamental bird. But other than the wikipedia article I didn't see mentions about this species in the USA. I wonder what it's impact is on the indigenous wildlife.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2013

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