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| SCIENTIFIC
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| COMMON
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African Pygmy Goose |
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Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
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Aves |
| ORDER: |
Anseriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Anatidae
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| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Nettapus auritus |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
This is a small species of goose with a white face, green ear patches and metallic green on the back. |
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| SIZE: |
About 75 cm (30 in.)
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| WEIGHT: |
Approximately 285 g (0.875 oz.)
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| DIET: |
Feeds on seeds and other plant parts and water lilies. |
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| INCUBATION: |
Females lay 6 to 12 eggs; incubate for 23 days; 50 days until fledging. |
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| SEXUAL
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About 2 years
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| LIFE
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10 to 15 years
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| RANGE: |
Sub-Saharan Africa (Cape North to Ethiopia) and Madagascar. |
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| HABITAT: |
Found in ponds, sluggish rivers and bays. |
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| POPULATION: |
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Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not listed |
| CITES |
Appendex III |
| USFWS |
Not listed |
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Unlike many waterfowl, this goose can perch on tree branches and nest in high places. |
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| These birds were fairly common in the 1970s, but are now only found in isolated patches due to habitat destruction. |
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| Scott, P. A Colored Key of the Wildfowl of the World. Slimbridge, England. The Wildfowl Trust. 1988. |
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Todd, F.S. Natural History of Waterfowl. San Diego, Ca. Ibis Publishing Co., 1996. |
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