Tag: Cotton Pygmy Goose

Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Nettapus coromandelianus | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Cotton Pygmy Goose | [FR] Anserelle de Coromandel | [DE] Koromandel-Zwergente | [ES] Gansito Asiatico | [NL] Coromandeleend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The pygmy geese are a group of very small “perching ducks” in the genus Nettapus which breed in […]