Cotton Pygmy Goose

About this species

This species has 93,737 occurrence records from 43 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (70.2%), Australia (14.2%), Thailand (5.3%), Cambodia (3%) and Sri Lanka (1.7%); together they account for 94.5% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 0.11% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Nettapus coromandelianus combines the genus name Nettapus with the species epithet coromandelianus. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Nettapus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Nettapus pulchellus and Nettapus auritus.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 92nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 7.4% of the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Anatidae

• Mallard
• Canada Goose
• Eurasian Teal
• Gadwall
• Mute Swan
• Northern Shoveler
• Wood duck
• Common Goldeneye
• Common Merganser

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org