A large African goose with a dark patch around the eye and either reddish-brown or greyish-brown upper parts.
埃及雁
Alopochen aegyptiacus, family Anatidae
Example sentencesExamples
Herons, Egyptian geese, stilts and sandpipers are already frequent visitors to the site.
This constant feeding of the water birds has not only attracted a large number of birds but also a good variety of species including the odd Egyptian goose and Mandarin ducks
Flocks of birds, including large ducks, Egyptian geese and dabchicks, were coated in oil on Wednesday.
In their tropical African home Egyptian geese frequent rivers, marshes and lakes resorting to a wide range of nesting sites.
The water birds hovering around the lake include pelicans, spoonbills, Egyptian geese and hammerkops.
Definition of Egyptian goose in US English:
Egyptian goose
noun
A large African goose that has a dark patch around the eye, pink bill and legs, and either reddish-brown or grayish-brown upper parts.
埃及雁
Alopochen aegyptiacus, family Anatidae
Example sentencesExamples
Flocks of birds, including large ducks, Egyptian geese and dabchicks, were coated in oil on Wednesday.
In their tropical African home Egyptian geese frequent rivers, marshes and lakes resorting to a wide range of nesting sites.
The water birds hovering around the lake include pelicans, spoonbills, Egyptian geese and hammerkops.
This constant feeding of the water birds has not only attracted a large number of birds but also a good variety of species including the odd Egyptian goose and Mandarin ducks
Herons, Egyptian geese, stilts and sandpipers are already frequent visitors to the site.