Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Green Pygmy-goose (Nettapus pulchellus) - HBW 1, p. 597
French: Anserelle élégante
German: Australische Zwergente
Spanish: Gansito Australiano
Other common names: Green Dwarf-goose/Goose
Taxonomy: Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842, Port Essington, Northern Territory.
Monotypic.
Distribution: S New Guinea, tropical N Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female on the water, stretching its wings and preening Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 4 years ago 35 sec 3 -
A male swimming, then a female joining Locality Mareeba Wetland, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 22 October 2006 6 years ago 38 sec 2.6 -
A pair swimming Locality Mareeba Wetland, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 7 August 2004 6 years ago 14 sec 2.3 -
A female preening next to two males Locality Northern Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 31 October 2004 5 years ago 2 sec 2
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