Cotton Pygmy-goose

The cotton pygmy-goose, or cotton teal, is a small perching duck of South and Southeast Asia that also reaches Queensland. It is among the smallest waterfowl in the world, with small individuals as little as 160g and 26cm. It lives on small to large water bodies with good aquatic vegetation and is usually seen in pairs or groups of pairs, roosting and nesting in trees near water (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a strong flier that disperses widely, especially in winter, and its breeding season coincides with the rains. Males help find nests but incubation is thought to be by the female alone, which lays six to twelve ivory-coloured eggs, with larger clutches thought to reflect several females laying in one nest. Two subspecies are recognised. The sources opened do not describe it in Nepal.