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;Pteronetta hartlaubii | ;Pteronetta hartlaubii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Dark chestnut colour. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | West and Central Africa, from [[Guinea]] and [[Sierra Leone]] east through [[Nigeria]] to [[Sudan]], and south to [[Gabon]], [[Congo]] and [[Zaire]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Analysis of mtDNA sequences of the cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 genes (Johnson & Sorenson, 1999) suggests that it belongs into a very distinct clade - possibly a subfamily of their own - together with the Blue-winged Goose, another African species of waterfowl with uncertain affinities. | + | Analysis of mtDNA sequences of the cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 genes (Johnson & Sorenson, 1999) suggests that it belongs into a very distinct clade - possibly a subfamily of their own - together with the [[Blue-winged Goose]], another African species of waterfowl with uncertain affinities. ==Habitat== |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 1 October 2007
- Pteronetta hartlaubii
Identification
Dark chestnut colour.
Distribution
West and Central Africa, from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through Nigeria to Sudan, and south to Gabon, Congo and Zaire.
Taxonomy
Analysis of mtDNA sequences of the cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 genes (Johnson & Sorenson, 1999) suggests that it belongs into a very distinct clade - possibly a subfamily of their own - together with the Blue-winged Goose, another African species of waterfowl with uncertain affinities. ==Habitat==
