African Pygmy Goose
Nettapus auritus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) African Pygmy Goose
The African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: sub-Saharan Africa (except southwestern Africa) and MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nettapus auritus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Pygmy Goose
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas aurita
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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