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African Pygmy goose
Nettapus auritus
7.0934, 38.4679
Field Notes
Description:
The smallest of African wildfowls, about 30 cm in length. It is unmistakable, a tiny duck with orange breast and flanks, combined with dark green back. Breeding male has brighter colors, white face with a bright orange-yellow bill with a distinctive black tip (nail), and lime-green neck patch, neatly bordered in black. Juvenile and female are of duller colors, with discreet, indistinct head markings.
Habitat:
An African species, found all over sub-Saharan Africa, and mainly in freshwater lakes with floating vegetation - it appears this pygmy goose particularly likes lakes with plenty of water lilies (lotus, Nymphaea) floating around. Here, seen in a protected wetland and forest area on lake Awasa (Hawasa) of Ethiopia; the place I already evoked several times as a birdwatcher paradise...
Notes:
Is this the first spotting of this species ini natural environment or the search function is not working properly?
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