- The
cotton pygmy goose or
cotton teal (Nettapus coromandeli****) is a
small perching duck
which breeds in Asia,
Southeast Asia
extending south and east...
-
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
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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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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Anatinae or a very
distinct clade?
Green pygmy goose Nettapus pulc****us:
Anatinae or a
Gondwanan clade?
Cotton pygmy goose Nettapus coromandell****: Anatinae...
- the yellow-throated sandgrouse, Delegorgue's
pigeon and the
African pygmy goose warrant special protection. Of the
remaining 41 species, 24 have shown...
-
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...
- this in
being rounder.
Extant species range in size from the
cotton pygmy goose, at as
little as 26.5 cm (10.5 in) and 164 g (5.8 oz), to the trumpeter...
- well
known species (some are
pictured in the gallery) are the
cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandeli****),
tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), yellow-crowned...
