ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Nettapus coromandelianus  

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
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© Geoff Walker 2010
Forest Lake, QLD (May, 2010)

According to the NSW Government Threatened Species website, the Cotton Pygmy-goose was once found from north Queensland to the Hunter River in NSW, but is now only a rare visitor to NSW and uncommon in Queensland.

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Cotton Pygmy-goose

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Male and female

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Male

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Male

Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Female