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Scientific Name: Nettapus coromandelianus J.F.Gmelin, 1789
English Name: Pygmy Cotton Goose
Local/Bangla Name: Bali Hans(বালি হাঁস), Bele Hash (বেলে হাঁস)
Photo: 恆源 張 (flickr)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Description:
The male has a blackish cap, white sides of the head and neck, and white underparts, with grayish flanks, glossy green upperparts, and a blackish collar. In non-breeding plumage, the male has more grayish head sides and flanks, a thick eye stripe, and lacks the prominent collar. Females and juveniles look similar to the non-breeding male but have duller, browner plumage.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Formerly widely distributed in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
Native
Main References:
Rahman, Abu (2014) Birds of Bangladesh (Translated from Bangladesher Pakhi By Sharif Khan).
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 26. Birds. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 662 pp.
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