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Cotton Pygmy-Goose

Nettapus coromandelianus

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Cotton Pygmy-Goose, photographed by Tisha Mukherjee

Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · Wikimedia · CC-BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

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About the Cotton Pygmy-Goose

Tiny duck. Male has a bright white head and neck with a dark crown and eyes. Female is plainer, with a strong dark eye-line that does not continue back to the nape. In flight, females have thin white edges on the trailing edge of the wings, while males have big white slashes on the wings. Usually seen swimming in freshwater wetlands, including small ponds and farm dams, especially those with extensive floating vegetation.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 35 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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