bird · Anseriformes · Anatidae
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) . Occurrence records of the Egyptian Goose are shared on GBIF from around 431 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (8 124 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernAnatidae
431reserves with records
151 898records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 8 124 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 5 570 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 856 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 542 |
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 3 891 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 3 512 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 3 408 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 070 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 793 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 533 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 2 480 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 385 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 378 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 2 256 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 060 |
| Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 044 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 005 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 000 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 814 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 748 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 1 709 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 689 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 550 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 525 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 510 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 436 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 424 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 413 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 407 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 401 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 368 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 312 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 307 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 273 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 145 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 1 136 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 098 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 1 093 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 069 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 1 050 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 1 024 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 017 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 964 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 963 |
| Wilderness National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 960 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 928 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 887 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 857 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 836 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 787 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 770 |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 768 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 762 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 756 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 745 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 697 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 685 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 681 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 679 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 670 |
and 371 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 128 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 90 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 50 reserves
- Gauteng
- 46 reserves
- Limpopo
- 39 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 31 reserves
- North West
- 19 reserves
- Free State
- 17 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 11 reserves
Taxonomy
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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.