- 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
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lagoons, dams, billabongs and swamps.
Behaviour
- Pairs, small Parties
- Hide Among Waterlilies
- Rests on Logs in Water
- Perches in Trees
- Seldom Ashore
- Swims and Dives Strongly
- Swift
Diet
They are almost entirely vegetarian. Their diet consisting of seeds, aquatic plants stems and leaves, flowers and buds etc.
Breeding
December-March. Nests high in tree hollow, near water. Eggs White-Creamy, 8-12
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Pygmy Goose. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Pygmy_Goose
