Pygmy Goose

Pygmy goose
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Genus:Nettapus
Species
N. pulchellus
N. coromandelianus
N. auritus
The pygmy geese are a group of very small perching ducks in the genus Nettapus which breed in the Old World tropics. They are the smallest of all wildfowl. There are three species in the genus Their habitat is still freshwater lakes, where these neat ducks feed on seeds and other vegetation, especially water lilies. Pygmy geese have short bills, rounded heads and short legs. They nest in tree holes.

Reference

  • Wildfowl by Madge and Burn, ISBN 0-7470-2201-1

 

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