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Historical bird plate: Maned Duck

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Maned Duck · Cotton Pygmy Goose · Green Pygmy Goose

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01Maned Duck
Chlamydochen jubataChenonetta jubataShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateChlamydochen jubataManed Goose
Name used todayChenonetta jubataManed Duck

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

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02Cotton Pygmy Goose
Nettapus albipennisNettapus coromandelianus albipennisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateNettapus albipennisWhite-quilled Pygmy Goose
Name used todayNettapus coromandelianus albipennisCotton Pygmy Goose

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Green Pygmy Goose
Nettapus pulchellusNettapus pulchellusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateNettapus pulchellusGreen Pygmy Goose
Name used todayNettapus pulchellusGreen Pygmy Goose

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate
3
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.