Species profile—Nettapus coromandelianus (cotton pygmy-goose)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) → Nettapus coromandelianus (cotton pygmy-goose)

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Aves (birds)

Family

Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)

Scientific name

Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789)

Common name

cotton pygmy-goose

Type reference

Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.

WildNet taxon ID

1982

Alternate name(s)

cotton teal
cotton pygmy goose
white-quilled pygmy-goose

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1982.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.