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Egyptian Goose
Anatidae: Alopochen aegyptiacus (Egyptian Goose)
Anatidae: Dendrocygna viduata (White-faced Whistling Duck)
Anatidae: Anas erythrorhyncha (Red-billed Teal)
The Egyptian Goose is not a goose, but a Shelduck (a type of bird intermediate between a goose and a duck). It is about 60cm, and was very common where there was water. It eats seeds, leaves and grass.
These pictures show a male, a female and their family out for a walk. We saw ostriches several times in Maasai Mara.
White-faced Whistling Duck
Red-billed Teal
The ducks and teal were seen in Amboseli. The Red-billed Teal, about 38cm, is a dabbling duck, which doesn't dive, but upends itself at the water surface and feeds on water plants. The White-faced Whistling Duck, about 48cm, feeds on seeds and plants outside and in the water.
