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Photo by RMD
Photographed: Nhulunbuy Northern Territory, Australia
Nettapus pulchellus

Identification

34-38cm, Wingspan upto 60cm

  • Conspicuous white panels on upper-wing
  • Bright White Panels contrasting against black undering
  • Barred, Dark-greenish Flanks

Male

  • Short, stubby bill tipped with pink
  • Black Cap
  • Conspicus White patch on cheek.
  • Glossy Dark Green Neck and Upperparts

Female

  • Dull, Faint White Eye-brow
  • Cheek White

Distribution

South-east Asia and Australasia found from: Sulawesi to Moluccas, New Guinea and tropical northern Australia

Taxonomy

Monotypic

Habitat

Lagoons, dams, billabongs and swamps

Behaviour

  • Pairs, small Parties
  • Hide Among Waterlilies
  • Rests on Logs in Water
  • Perches in Trees
  • Seldom Ashore
  • Swims an Dives Strongly
  • Swift in flight

Breeding

December-March. Nests high in tree hollow, near water. Eggs White-Creamy, 8-12

References

  1. 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.

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