African Goose - Anser cygnoides x
Domesticated crosses from the wild Swan Goose of East Asia. The African Goose is stockier and has a dewlap compared to the similar Chinese Goose. It is generally flightless so birds encountered in the wild are individuals released from captivity.
Lakes and reservoirs.
All year round.
Widespread in Britain encountered as an escape from domestic stock.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
Thornton Reservoir
11 March 2019
EXOTIC
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015
UK Map
Species profile
- Common names
- Swan Goose
- Species group:
- Birds
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Anseriformes
- Family:
- Anatidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 13
- First record:
- 11/03/2019 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 05/03/2024 (Nicholls, David)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.