African Pygmy Goose
| African Pygmy Goose | |
|---|---|
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| 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 is the smallest of Africa's wildfowl. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
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