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Alopochen aegyptiaca · Family Anatidae
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 2,249,985
- Countries and territories with records
- 117
About this species
This species has 2,249,985 occurrence records from 117 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the Netherlands (24.3%), South Africa (21.1%), Belgium (17%), Germany (8.9%) and the United States (7.9%); together they account for 79.3% of the total. In the Netherlands, this species accounts for 0.82% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Alopochen aegyptiaca combines the genus name Alopochen with the species epithet aegyptiaca. It is the only species of the genus Alopochen in the Warbla app catalog.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 25th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 1.8 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.