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The cotton pygmy goose or cotton teal (Nettapus coromandelianus) is a small perching duck which breeds in Asia, Southeast Asia extending south and east to Queensland where they are sometimes called white-quilled pygmy goose. They are among the smallest waterfowl in the world and are found in small to large waterbodies with good aquatic vegetation.
The genus Nettapus was erected by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt in 1836. [5] The name is from Ancient Greek nētta meaning "duck" and pous meaning "foot". It was thought that the type species , the African pygmy goose ( Nettapus auritus ), possessed the feet and body of a duck and the neck of a goose.
The green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia. [2] Taxonomy
Nettapus is a genus of ducks in the bird family Anatidae. Pages in category "Nettapus" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not ...
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Cotton pygmy-goose, Nettapus coromandelianus (A) Garganey, Spatula querquedula; Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata; Gadwall, Mareca strepera; Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope; Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; Northern pintail, Anas acuta; Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; Marbled teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris (A) Red-crested pochard, Netta ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Canada.There are approximately 200 mammal species in Canada. [1] Its large territorial size consist of fifteen terrestrial and five marine ecozones, ranging from oceanic coasts, to mountains to plains to urban housing, mean that Canada can harbour a great variety of species, including nearly half of the known cetaceans. [2]
Canada goose, Branta canadensis (A) Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis (A) Mute swan, Cygnus olor (I) Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator (A) Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus; Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus; Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (A) Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna; Crested shelduck, Tadorna cristata; Cotton pygmy-goose, Nettapus ...