Prakruti Parichay
AnatidaeNettapus

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus

30–37 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Widespread resident. Small size. Male has broad white band across wing, and female has white trailing edge to wing. Male has white head and neck, black cap, greenish - black upperparts, and black breast-band. Eclipse male. female and juvenile are duller and have dark stripe through eye. Feeds chiefly by grazing in marshes and wet grasslands; also by wading and dabbling in shallows. Perches readily in trees. Vegetation-covered pools, irrigation tanks, channels and shallow lagoons

Colour

WhiteBlack
Average size
33.5 cm
Habitat
Vegetation-covered pools, irrigation tanks, channels and shallow lagoons
Behaviour
Widespread resident., Feeds chiefly by grazing in marshes and wet grasslands, also by wading and dabbling in shallows. Perches readily in trees.

About this bird

Widespread resident. Small size. Male has broad white band across wing, and female has white trailing edge to wing. Male has white head and neck, black cap, greenish - black upperparts, and black breast-band. Eclipse male. female and juvenile are duller and have dark stripe through eye. Feeds chiefly by grazing in marshes and wet grasslands; also by wading and dabbling in shallows. Perches readily in trees. Vegetation-covered pools, irrigation tanks, channels and shallow lagoons

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Cotton Pygmy-goose is bigger than Black Baza but smaller than Andaman Crake.

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Cotton Pygmy-goose

Nettapus coromandelianus

30–37 cm