Blue-winged Goose - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Mike Barth
Sululta Plain, Ethiopia, June 2011

Cyanochen cyanoptera

Identification

60-75 cm

• Grey-brown plumage
• Paler head and upper neck
• Pale blue forewing
• Small black bill
• Black legs
  

Sexes similar
Immature birds are duller

Distribution

Photo by volker sthamer
d.libanos, Ethiopia, January 2011

Highlands of Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Rivers, freshwater lakes, swamps, freshwater marshes, high-altitude shrubland or grassland from 1,800m.

Behaviour

Nocturnal.

Breeding

It nests in grasses, in a lined nest. 6-7 cream eggs are laid.

Diet

The diet includes grasses and other plant material.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. animalpicturesarchive
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-winged Goose. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-winged_Goose

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