BirdUp · Species
Green Pygmy Goose
Nettapus pulchellusGould, 1842
Also known asDamanbi
Least ConcernNative
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The green pygmy goose is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- East Lesser Sundas, south Moluccas, south New Guinea and north-east WA to south-east QLD (north and east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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