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Nature recycles: Egyptian Goose breeding in old Secretarybird nest.
TL;DR: The Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca mostly nests on the ground, not far from water, but also in trees such as on top (or inside) old Hamerkop Scopus umbretta nests, on top of Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius nest masses and also on old nests of crows, herons or cormorants.
Abstract: The Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca mostly nests on the ground, not far from water, but also in trees such as on top (or inside) old Hamerkop Scopus umbretta nests, on top of Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius nest masses and also on old nests of crows, herons or cormorants (Tarboton 2011). They also use old raptor nests such as those of Black-winged Kites Elanus caeruleus Long-crested Eagles Lophaetus occipitalis, African Fish Eagles Haliaeetus vocifer and Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus (Davies and Allan 2005).
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TL;DR: This raises the question if the Egyptian Goose can be considered a threat to Secretarybirds?
Abstract: This raises the question if the Egyptian Goose can be considered a threat to Secretarybirds?
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...Photo: Dawie Kok These sightings are in addition to the record published b Swardt (De Swardt 2012) of an Egyptian Goose nest in a Secretarybird nest on the farm Klein Rustplaas, south of Bloemfontein. The nest had five Egyptian Goose eggs. According to Tarboton (2011), Egyptian Geese make use of the stick nest sites of crows, bird of prey, herons and also the nests of the Hamerkop....
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...215 400 mm in Ornithological Observations, Vol 6: 215-216 These sightings are in addition to the record published b Swardt (De Swardt 2012) of an Egyptian Goose nest in a Secretarybird nest on the farm Klein Rustplaas, south of Bloemfontein....
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TL;DR: This raises the question if the Egyptian Goose can be considered a threat to Secretarybirds?
Abstract: This raises the question if the Egyptian Goose can be considered a threat to Secretarybirds?
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