Cotton Pygmy Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Cotton Pygmy Goose
The Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Nettapus coromandelianus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cotton Pygmy Goose
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nettapus coromandelianus coromandelianus
- Nettapus coromandelianus albipennis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas coromandeliana
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Coromandel, India.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.522
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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