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African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus),
possessed the feet and body of a duck and the neck of a
goose.
There are
three extant species in the genus:
Pygmy geese...
- The
cotton pygmy goose or
cotton teal (Nettapus coromandeli****) is a
small perching duck
which breeds in Asia,
Southeast Asia
extending south and east...
- 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...
- The
green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulc****us) is a
small perching duck
which breeds in
southern New
Guinea and
northern Australia.
First described in 1842...
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house sparrow,
Indian chat,
Indian courser,
Indian pond heron,
cotton pygmy goose,
large cuckooshrike,
laughing dove,
lesser whistling duck,
little cormorant...
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Anatinae or a very
distinct clade?
Green pygmy goose Nettapus pulc****us:
Anatinae or a
Gondwanan clade?
Cotton pygmy goose Nettapus coromandell****: Anatinae...
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Magpie goose, bird in the
closely related family Anseranatidae Pygmy goose,
birds in the
genus Nettapus in the
subfamily Anatinae Spur-winged
goose, a bird...
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petrel Pygmy antwren Pygmy batis Pygmy bushtit Pygmy cormorant Pygmy cuckooshrike Pygmy cupwing Pygmy eagle Pygmy falcon Pygmy flower****
Pygmy flycatcher...
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named "
pygmy geese"; they seem to
represent another ancient lineage, with
possible affinities to the Cape
Barren goose or the spur-winged
goose. The maned...
- the yellow-throated sandgrouse, Delegorgue's
pigeon and the
African pygmy goose warrant special protection. Of the
remaining 41 species, 24 have shown...
