African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 21, 2014
Text last updated December 21, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Dwerggans |
| Bulgarian | Африканска малка гъска |
| Catalan | oca menuda africana |
| Czech | kachnička pestrá |
| Danish | Afrikansk Dværgand |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Dwergeend |
| English | African Pygmy-Goose |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | African Pygmy Goose |
| English (Kenya) | African Pygmy Goose |
| English (United States) | African Pygmy-Goose |
| Finnish | afrikankääpiösorsa |
| French | Anserelle naine |
| French (France) | Anserelle naine |
| German | Schmuckzwergente |
| Greek | Αφρικανική Πυγμαία Χήνα |
| Hebrew | אווזון גמדי אפריקני |
| Icelandic | Kornönd |
| Japanese | アフリカマメガン |
| Norwegian | praktdvergand |
| Polish | kaczuszka afrykańska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Gansinho-orelhudo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-orelhudo |
| Russian | Африканский блестящий чирок |
| Serbian | Afrička patuljasta guska |
| Slovak | kačôčka čiapočkatá |
| Spanish | Gansito Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gansito africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk dvärgand |
| Turkish | Afrika Pamuk Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Чирянка-крихітка африканська |
| Zulu | ivevenyane |
Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Anas aurita
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.48.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NETTAPUS
- auritum / auritus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Pygmy-Goose
