Common Name: Egyptian Goose
Scientific name: Alopchen aegyptiacus
Hausa Name: Agwagwar Masar
Size: 63 – 73cm long
Weight: 1.36 – 2.3kg
Habitat: All manner of wetlands, inland shores, and meadows. Also high woodlands of Ethiopia to 4000m. avoids heavily forested areas and most coasts.
Feeding Habit: it grazes on grasses, sedges, herbs, and grain crops.
Nesting: Lays 5 – 12 eggs and hatched after 28 – 30 days incubation period.
Lifespan: 25.5 years in captivity.
Conservation Status: Least concern. (LC)
Group name: Gaggle.
