African Pygmy Goose

African Pygmy Goose
African Pygmy Goose
A pair in Ethiopia (female in foreground)
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Nettapus
Species: N. auritus
Binomial name
Nettapus auritus
(Boddaert, 1783)

The African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) is a very small perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. It has been featured in many Vietnamese pornographic films[citation needed]. It is the smallest African waterfowl[citation needed]. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

Male at Houston Zoo, USA


References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Nettapus auritus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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