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Blue-winged goose

Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell, 1845)

NTNear Threatenedwaterfowl

The blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.42 kg to 2.18 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-winged goose

Weight
1.42 kg – 2.18 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
32 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
6.7 – 8src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
23.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-winged goose live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-winged goose?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera) is a waterfowl species which is endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the genus Cyanochen.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-winged goose” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-winged_goose&oldid=1380702958), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-winged goose endangered?

The blue-winged goose is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-winged goose classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusCyanochen
  7. SpeciesCyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell, 1845)

Synonyms Andichenodes cyanoptera, Bernicla cyanoptera, Cyanochen cyanopterus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • BWGOEnglish
  • إوز أزرق الجناحArabic
  • Синьокрила гъскаBulgarian
  • oca alablavaCatalan
  • husice modrokřídláCzech
  • gŵydd adeinlasWelsh
  • Blåvinget GåsDanish
  • BlauflügelgansGerman
  • bluflugila anseroEsperanto
  • Ganso aliazulSpanish
  • Oca de alas azulesSpanish
  • neegushaniEstonian
  • etiopianhansuFinnish
  • Cyanoie à ailes bleuesFrench
  • Ouette à ailes bleuesFrench
  • kékszárnyú lúdHungarian
  • BlávængjagæsIcelandic
  • Oca aliazzurreItalian
  • アオバコバシガンJapanese
  • melsvasparnė žąsisLithuanian
  • BlauwvleugelgansDutch
  • blåvingegåsNorwegian
  • etiopkaPolish
  • ganso-d'asa-azulPortuguese
  • ganso-de-asa-azulPortuguese
  • ganso-de-asas-azuisPortuguese
  • Голубокрылый гусьRussian
  • húska modrokrídlaSlovak
  • sivka modrokrídlaSlovak
  • Plavokrila guskaSerbian
  • blåvingad gåsSwedish
  • Mavi Kanatlı KazTurkish
  • каргарка ефіопськаUkrainian
  • 蓝翅雁Chinese
  • 藍翅雁Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-winged goose

Other species in the same family Anatidae.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute swan

Cygnus olor

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-winged goose?

An adult blue-winged goose weighs 1.42 kg – 2.18 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-winged goose endangered?

The blue-winged goose is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the blue-winged goose?

The blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-winged-goose

MLA

“Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-winged-goose.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_winged_goose_2026,
  title = {Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-winged-goose},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}