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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.
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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.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic , five have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
Ranging from 30 to 36 cm (12 to 14 in) in length, the green pygmy goose is one of the smallest species of duck. It has a 48 to 60 cm (19 to 23.5 in) wingspan.
Cotton pygmy goose, Nettapus coromandelianus – r; Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata – V; Gadwall, Anas strepera – W; Falcated duck, Anas falcata – V; Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope – W; Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos – r W; Spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha – R; Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata – W; Sunda teal, Anas gibberifrons ...
Investigators are looking for two men, pictured in surveillance camera images, in connection with the theft of equipment from a fire truck in Rancho Cucamonga, California on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.
The following is the list of critically endangered (CR) and endangered (EN) species included in the National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines as per DENR Administrative Order 2019-09. [1] The list below currently does not include fauna classified as vulnerable (VU) and other threatened species (OTS).