Category
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Egyptian Goose
species of bird
Alopochen
Alopochen is a genus of the bird family Anatidae, part of the subfamily Tadorninae along with the shelducks. It contains one extant species, the Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), and three which became extinct in the last 1,000 years or so. The Egyptian goose is native to mainland Africa, and the recently extinct species are from Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.
Mauritian shelduck
extinct species of bird
Réunion Shelduck
species of bird (extinct)
Alopochen sirabensis
species of bird