Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusNettapus (Pygmy-Geese)
- SpeciesNettapus coromandelianus (Cotton Pygmy-Goose)
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 17 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cotton Pygmy-Goose in Kaziranga National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Cotton Pygmy-Goose sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 175 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cotton Pygmy-Goose in Kaziranga National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Cotton Pygmy-Goose in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.