Green pygmy goose
Green pygmy goose | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Nettapus |
Species: | N. pulchellus
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Binomial name | |
Nettapus pulchellus Gould, 1842
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The green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia.[2]
Taxonomy
First described in 1842 by the ornithologist
Description
Ranging from 30 to 36 cm (12 to 14 in) in length, the green pygmy goose is one of the smallest species of duck. It has a 48 to 60 cm (19 to 23.5 in) wingspan. It has a small bill and a compact form. The breeding male has a predominantly dark green back and neck, and a dark gray crown. The cheeks are white, and the underparts are pale grey and white scalloped. The tail,
The male has a high-pitched whistle and the female a lower-pitched call.[4]
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Adult female, Perth Zoo
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Immature, The Northern Territory
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Male, The Northern Territory
Distribution
The green pygmy goose is found in southern New Guinea and across northern Australia (from Western Australia, through
Breeding
The green pygmy goose nests in tree hollows. Eight to twelve eggs are laid and the incubation period is 26 days.[6]
References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Alpher, Barry. 2004. Pama-Nyungan: Phonological Reconstruction and Status as a Phylo-Genetic Group. In Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (eds.), Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, 93-126, 387-574. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
- ISBN 0-304-52257-0.
- ^ ISBN 1-84330-328-0.
- ^ Trainor, Colin L. (2005). "Waterbirds and coastal seabirds of Timor-Leste (East Timor): status and distribution from surveys". Forktail. 21: 61–78.
- ^ "Green Pygmy Goose". Perth Zoo website. South Perth, WA: Perth Zoo. 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine