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 Sundarbans National Park
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Swan Goose
Anser cygnoides
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Cotton Pygmy-Goose sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 126 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cotton Pygmy-Goose in Sundarbans National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cotton Pygmy-Goose in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.