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Nettapus auritus
Very small perching duck with white face and green head, wings and tail. Other than white on a ring around the neck and some inside wing feathers, the rest of the duck is reddish-brown. The legs and feet are black and white. "It is the smallest of Africa's wildfowl" - Wikipedia
San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This bird is from sub-Saharan Africa.
"It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you Sachin!
Nice series,