Green Pygmy Goose
Nettapus pulchellusGould, J, 1842
English (US) Green Pygmy Goose
The Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus) 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: eastern Lesser Sundas, southern Moluccas, southern New Guinea, and tropical northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region of Western Australia to central-eastern Queensland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nettapus pulchellus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Pygmy Goose
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1842
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1842
- Type locality
- Port Essington, Northern Territory.
- Original description
- The birds of Australia pt6 pl.,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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