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title: "Green Pygmy-Goose"
description: "Nettapus pulchellus — Birds. The green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-pygmy-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green Pygmy-Goose

> Nettapus pulchellus — Birds. The green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Nettapus pulchellus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1123
- Wikidata: [Q783165](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783165)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7126](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7126)

## Names

- en: Green Pygmy-Goose
- de: Smaragdzwergente
- es: Gansito australiano
- fr: Anserelle élégante
- nl: Groene dwergeend
- pt: Ganso-pigmeu-verde
- pl: Kaczuszka australijska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1083), ID (6), PG (3)

## Summary

The green pygmy goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is a small perching duck which breeds in southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_pygmy_goose

## Photo

![Green Pygmy-Goose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-pygmy-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312127044

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-pygmy-goose?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).