African Pygmy Goose
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| 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) |
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The African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus) is a very small perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
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