StatusNative
RarityCommon
Height33 cm
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"The Green Pygmy-Goose is not a true goose but a small perching duck, despite its name."
Field Guide
Green Pygmy-Goose
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The Green Pygmy-Goose (*Nettapus pulchellus*) is one of the smallest ducks in the world and is native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. This compact waterbird is well adapted to life among waterlilies and floating vegetation in tropical wetlands, where it spends most of its time on the water and is rarely seen on land.
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