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Green Pygmy-Goose

(Nettapus pulchellus)
Alternative name: "Green Goose-teal"
Size: 30-36 cm

Taxonomy, classification

See Green Pygmy-Goose at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat

 (for details refer to a field guide)

Green Pygmy-Geese are usually found only in the northern part of the Australian continent, from about the Kimberley via the top end of the NT, south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, all of Cape York and most of the eastern QLD coast.

As demonstrated below, they are occasionally spotted outside their usual range.

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

Sightings

A male Green Pygmy-Goose was seen by us on Narrabri Lake, Narrabri, NSW, in late September 2010. This sighting coincided with heavy rainfall at the same time in most parts of Queensland. It has been accepted as only the sixth confirmed spotting of a Green Pygmy-Goose in NSW.

Photos

Near-frontal view of a male Green Pygmy-Goose

Lateral view of a male Green Pygmy-Goose

Here the bird's back can be seen more clearly than above

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