So, here are two ready images from these unusual times to get a grasp of the Cotton Pygmy Goose’s dimensions. Hold that cricket ball in the paw to feel this bird’s weight. Expect the bird to ...

Winter migratory birds - Greater Flamingo, Great White Pelican and Cotton Pygmy Goose - have been spotted in the Okhla Bird Sanctuary recently. Vinod Rajput reports. Winter migratory birds ...

Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, KVRK Thirunaranan, an avid bird watcher and founder of The Nature Trust, noted, “The Nature Trust has documented cotton pygmy goose in the Pallikaranai marshland ...

A large number of birds, such as Northern Pintail, Brown Shrike, Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Cotton Pygmy Goose and Open Billed Storks have arrived here for the nestling ...

"It's a cotton pygmy goose!" exclaimed Li Fei, head of Hainan Bird-Watching Record Committee, upon seeing Xue's photos. "The last time it was spotted and recorded in Hainan was 117 years ago." ...

Ruddy shelduck, bar-headed goose, red-crested pochard, common coot, Eurasian wigeon, northern pintail, cotton pygmy goose, Eurasian coot, gadwall, lesser whistling duck, purple moorhen ...

The broader avian population has also surged, from 5,000 birds in 2023 to 7,000 in 2025, with 31 new species documented, including the cotton pygmy goose and black-winged kite. Experts credit the ...