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| | [[Image:Cotton_Pygmy_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rakesh <p> Pashan Pune]] | | [[Image:Cotton_Pygmy_Goose.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rakesh <p> Pashan Pune]] |
| | '''Alternative names: White Pygmy-goose, White Dwarf-goose, White-quilled Pygmy-goose, White-quilled Dwarf-goose, Indian Pygmy-goose, Australian Pygmy-goose, Cotton Teal.''' | | '''Alternative names: White Pygmy-goose, White Dwarf-goose, White-quilled Pygmy-goose, White-quilled Dwarf-goose, Indian Pygmy-goose, Australian Pygmy-goose, Cotton Teal.''' |
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| | [[India]], [[Pakistan]], southeast [[Asia]] and northern [[Australia]]. | | [[India]], [[Pakistan]], southeast [[Asia]] and northern [[Australia]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | There are 2 subspecies. | + | There are 2 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
| | + | *''N. c. coromandelianus'' |
| | + | **Lowlands of [[India]], southern [[Asia]], [[Indonesia]], and [[New Guinea]] |
| | + | *''N. c. albipennis'' |
| | + | **Lowlands of coastal northeastern [[Australia]] |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | *Freshwater lakes | | *Freshwater lakes |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} |
| | + | #Wikipedia |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Nettapus+coromandelianus}} | | {{GSearch|Nettapus+coromandelianus}} |
Revision as of 01:48, 8 September 2009
Photo by Rakesh
Pashan Pune
Alternative names: White Pygmy-goose, White Dwarf-goose, White-quilled Pygmy-goose, White-quilled Dwarf-goose, Indian Pygmy-goose, Australian Pygmy-goose, Cotton Teal.
- Nettapus coromandelianus
Identification
26cm.
Breeding Male
- Glossy black-green crown
- White head
- White neck
- White below
- Black collar
- White wing bar
- Green wings
Female
Eclipse male
- Similar to female
- White wing bar
Distribution
India, Pakistan, southeast Asia and northern Australia.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies:1
- N. c. coromandelianus
- N. c. albipennis
Habitat
- Freshwater lakes
- Ditches
- Paddy fields
Behaviour
8-15 ivory eggs are laid in the nest which is made in a tree hole, lined with feathers and grass.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
External Links
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