Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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. [6]
Nettapus auritus (Boddaert 1783) (African pygmy-goose) LC; Subgenus Eyton 1838. Nettapus pulchellus Gould 1842 (green pygmy-goose) LC; Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin 1789) (cotton pygmy-goose) LC. N. c. albipennis Gould 1842 (greater cotton pygmy goose) N. c. coromandelianus (Gmelin 1789) (lesser cotton pygmy goose) Tribe Biziurini Mathews 1946
U.S. stocks open higher as investors snatch up aluminum and steel shares on President Trump's plan for a 25% tariff on those imports.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to bring it to light.
The woman stole $284,000 in checks and $20,000 to $40,000 in other items, leading to losses of over $304,000, prosecutors said in court documents.
The green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia. [2] Taxonomy
Pat Surtain became just the seventh cornerback in NFL history to take home Defensive Player of the Year honors for his performance in 2024.