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Cotton Pygmy-Goose

(Nettapus coromandelianus)
Alternative names: "White-quilled Pygmy Goose", "White-quilled Goose-teal"
Size: 34-38 cm

Habitat
(for details refer to a field guide)

Cotton Pygyme-Geese populate the coastal regions and adjacent hill ranges of QLD, with the exception of the tip of Cape York. Race "albipennis" is the only race endemic to Australia.

Cotton Pygmy-geese like wetlands, such as swamps and lagoons, dominated by floating vegetation, e.g. waterlilies.

Sightings

Cotton Pygmy Geese were first spotted by us in the wetlands of Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon, in July 2009. Special access to the wetlands kindly granted by the owners of Capricorn Resort is most gratefully acknowledged.

Photos

Race "albipennis"

This photo, which was focused on something in the foreground, serendipitously shows, behind the Black Swan on the left, three Cotton Pygmy-Geese (photo obtained in the wetlands of Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon, in July 2009; see credits page for details)

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.