Green Pygmy Goose

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iGreen Pygmy Goose

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Nettapus
Species: N. pulchellus
Binomial name
Nettapus pulchellus
Gould, 1842

The Green Pygmy Goose, Nettapus pulchellus is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

It is largely resident, apart from dispersion in the wet season. The habitat is well vegetated lowland lagoons and other permanent fresh waters.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Nettapus pulchellus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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