Cotton Pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus

Description

The male Nettapus coromandelianus has a dark brown forehead and crown and a broad, green-black collar at the base of the neck. The sides of the head and neck are whitish. The back of the body is dark brown with a green and purple sheen. Females are more plain with a brown stripe through the eyes. This species has red irises and black legs. When flying, the female has a thin white border on the tip of the wing, while the male has a large white stripe on the wing.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

160 g

LENGTH

26 cm

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Anseriformes

FAMILY

:

Anatidae

GENUS

:

Nettapus

SPECIES

:

Nettapus coromandelianus

Distribution

Nettapus coromandelianus can be found in wetlands, small to large bodies of water including ponds and agricultural dams.

Geography

Continent : Asia and Australia

Country : Australia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq.

Habits and Lifestyle

Nettapus coromandelianus including strong fliers, often low above the water and quite agile to escape from eagles. This species lives in pairs or in larger groups.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Nettapus coromandelianus feeds on small fish, crustaceans, mollusks, insect larvae, and plants such as hydrilla, ruppia, ipomoea.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season takes place during the rainy season (June-August in India and January-March in Australia). Nest in a tree near the water. Females lay eggs with a total of 6-12 ivory colored eggs.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 6-12 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is stable, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Cotton Pygmy-goose on the Wikipedia Article
  2. Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus on The IUCN Redlist