Cotton Pygmy-goose

Latin Name: 
Nettapus coromandelianus
Category: 
Size: 
32cm
Description: 

A miniature pied duck with a very small black bill. Breeding male has green-black upperparts, white underparts with black cap and breast band and pale grey flanks. Striking white wingbars are visible in flight. Non-breeding plumage resembles the drabber, browner female (also shown) but retain the white wingbars. Habits: Feeds on aquatic vegetation and animals. Engages in aerobatic courtship chases.

Habitat: 
Ponds and tanks, preferably those covered with reeds and vegetation.
Distribution: 
Almost all India; not common, possibly absent over the arid NW regions.
Call: 
Call Description: 
Cackling call in flight
National Status: