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The African Goose is one of two domestic goose breeds that derive from the wild species Anser cygnoides, the other being the Chinese, to which it is closely related. [9]: 364 [3] Domestication took place in north Asia, and birds of this type were later brought to Europe, possibly via Madagascar; [10] they were present in Britain before the end of the seventeenth century.
Bobby Freeman released a version of the song as a single in 1965, but it did not chart. [4] Sandy Nelson released a version of the song on his 1966 album "In" Beat. [5] The Olympics released a version of the song on their 1966 album Something Old, Something New. [6] Billy Preston released a version of the song on his 1966 album Wildest Organ in ...
The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird , the species has also been introduced to Europe, the United States and elsewhere outside their natural range.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Africa.The area covered by this list is the Africa region defined by the American Birding Association's listing rules. [1] In addition to the continent itself, the area includes Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Seychelles, Cape Verde, the Comoro Islands, Zanzibar and the Canary Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe and Annobón in the Gulf of Guinea.
Part of Columbia's brief (1955–56) House Party Series of 10-inch LPs, the album was called Children's Favorites, affixed with the catalog number CL 2570. Next, a new collection, expanded to 12 inches, combining these 14 Ives selections and 2 additional ones and entitled Burl Ives Sings Songs for All Ages , was issued by Columbia in 1957 ...
The African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest of Africa's waterfowl, and one of the smallest in the world. [2] Though pygmy geese have beaks like those of geese, they are more related to the dabbling ducks and other species called 'ducks'. [3]
Fulvous whistling-duck. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae. The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These are birds adapted to an aquatic existence, with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.