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African Pygmy-goose

Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, P 1783)

The African pygmy goose is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest of Africa's waterfowl, and one of the smallest in the world. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Nettapus
Scientific:
  Nettapus auritus

Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Anas aurita

Type locality:
  Madagascar.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/70/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EC7C161891215A81

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EC7C1618

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EC7C1618

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175240

Geographic range:

  • Nettapus auritus: Africa south of the Sahara (except sw Africa) and Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Pygmy-goose
Catalan:
Oca pigmea africana
Czech:
kachnička pestrá
Danish:
Afrikansk Dværgand
German:
Schmuckzwergente
Spanish:
Gansito Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Gansito Africano
Finnish:
afrikankääpiösorsa
French:
Anserelle naine
Croatian:
bjelolica patka
Hungarian:
afrikai törpelúd
Icelandic:
Kornönd
Italian:
Oca pigmea africana
Japanese (romaji):
afurikamamegan
Japanese:
アフリカマメガン
Lithuanian:
Afrikinė žąselė
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Dwergeend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktdvergand
Norwegian:
Praktdvergand
Polish:
kaczuszka afrykańska
Portuguese:
Pato-orelhudo
Portuguese (Portugal):
ganso-pigmeu-africano
Russian:
Африканский блестящий чирок
Slovak:
kačôčka čiapočkatá
Serbian:
Afrička patuljasta guska
Swedish:
afrikansk dvärgand
Ukrainian:
Чирянка-крихітка африканська
Chinese:
厚嘴棉凫
Chinese (Traditional):
厚嘴棉鴨

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Anserelle naine ( Nettapus auritus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Anserelle naine ( Nettapus auritus)
Clements 1st edition:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Clements, version 2021:
African Pygmy-Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
African Pygmy Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Pygmy-Goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nettapus auritus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nettapus auritus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nettapus auritus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nettapus auritus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nettapus auritus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Dwerggans
Azerbaijani: Afrika kiçik qazı, Afrika kiçik-qazı
Bulgarian: Африканска малка гъска
Bengali: িঅচিকায ফাচর঴াুঁ঳
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāra bālihām̐sa
Catalan: Oca pigmea africana
Montenegrin: afrička patuljasta guska, афричка патуљаста гуска
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): афричка патуљаста гуска
Czech: Kachnicka pestrá, kachnička pestrá
Welsh: Corwydd Affrica
Danish: Afrikansk Dværgand
German: Afrikanische Zwergente, Afrikanische Zwerggans, Afrikanische Zwergglanzente, Afrikazwergente, Rotbrust-Zwergen, Rotbrust-Zwerggans, Schmuckzwergente
Greek: Αφρικανική Πυγμαία Χήνα
English: African Pygmy Goose, African Pygmy-goose, Dwarf goose, Pygmy Goose
English, HBW: African Pygmy-goose
English (IOC): African Pygmy Goose
English (Kenya): African Pygmy Goose
English (United States): African Pygmy-Goose
English (South Africa): African Pygmy Goose
Esperanto: Afrika anserkreko, Afrika nananaso
Spanish: Gansito africano, Ganso Pigmeo Africano
Spanish (Spain): Gansito Africano
Spanish (HBW): African Pygmy-Goose
Estonian: aafrika pisipart
Finnish: afrikankääpiösorsa, Afrikankääpiösorsat
French: Anserelle naine, Oie naine, Sarcelle à oreillons, Sarcelle naine, Sarcelle pygmée d'Afrique
Frisian: Afrikaanske dwerchein
Irish: Gé bheag Afracach
Galician: Gansiño orelludo
Hebrew: אווזון גמדי אפריקני
Croatian: bjelolica patka
Hungarian: afrikai törpelúd
Icelandic: Kornönd
Italian: Oca pigmea africana
Japanese (romaji): afurikamamegan
Japanese: アフリカマメガン
Kwangali: Kamugcara
Scientific: Anas aurita, Anas madagascariensis, Nettapus auritus
Lithuanian: Afrikinė žąselė
Latvian: Āfrikas pundurzoss
Malagasy: Soafify, Tsaravanga, Vorombila, Vorontsara
Maltese: wiżż pigmi ta' l-Afrika
Dutch: Afrikaanse Dwergeend, Afrikaanse Dwerggans, Afrikaanse pygmee gans
Norwegian Nynorsk: Praktdvergand
Norwegian: Praktdvergand
Polish: kaczuszka afrykanska, kaczuszka afrykańska
Portuguese: Gansinho-africano, Pato-orelhudo
Portuguese (Portugal): ganso-pigmeu-africano, Pato-orelhudo
Rhaeto-Romance: Auca nanina africana
Romanian: Gâsca pigmeu africană
Russian: Африканский блестящий чирок, Африканский гусь-чирок, Африканский Карликовый Гусь, Африканский малый гусь
Northern Sami: Afrihkádeaggasuorsá
Slovak: Kačica čiapočkatá, kacôcka ciapockatá, kačôčka čiapočkatá
Serbian: Afrička patuljasta guska
Swedish: Afrikansk dvärgand
Swahili: Bata Salili
Turkish: Afrika cüce kazı, Yeşil Pamuk Ördek
Ukrainian: Чирянка-крихітка африканська
Chinese: 厚嘴棉凫
Chinese (Traditional): 厚嘴棉鴨

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