Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)

African Pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus) - HBW 1, p. 597

French: Anserelle naine German: Afrikanische Zwergente Spanish: Gansito Africano
Other common names: Dwarf/Pygmy Goose

Taxonomy: Anas aurita Boddaert, 1783, Madagascar.
Monotypic.

Distribution: Senegal to Ethiopia southwards, except SW Africa; Madagascar.

Least Concern

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in a group feeding in shallow water Locality Lochinvar National Park, Southern Province, Zambia
Marco Valentini 7 September 2011 1 year ago 4.2
Portrait of a male. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 6 October 2009 1 year ago 4
A group feeding in shallow water Locality Lochinvar National Park, Southern Province, Zambia
Marco Valentini 1 year ago 4
male and female swimming, surrounded by water lilies Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 13 July 2009 20 weeks ago 3.5
A pair resting close to the water. Here is the female. Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 6 August 2010 1 year ago 3.5
A pair resting close to the water. Here is the male. Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 6 August 2010 1 year ago 3.5
A male and female feeding in the water lillies Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 23 February 2008 3 years ago 3.4
A pair resting close to the water. Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 6 August 2010 1 year ago 3.3
Only saw it South kurdufan, Neem. Locality South Kurdufan State, Sudan
Abubakr Mohammad 20 July 2010 10 weeks ago 3
A male on the water. Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 31 October 2011 1 year ago 3
A few immature individuals swimming away Locality The Gambia
Frank Derriks 17 November 2008 4 years ago 3
A bird swimming. Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 2 February 2010 2 years ago 2.8
A pair (the male at left) feeding on floating vegetation. Locality Vogelpark Avifauna, Alphen, South Holland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 1993 1 year ago 2.8
An adult with chicks Locality Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana
Claus Fischer 16 March 2011 2 years ago 1.9
An adult with chicks Locality Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana
Claus Fischer 16 March 2011 2 years ago 1.9