This is one of the smallest - and maybe the most beautiful - ducks of Africa. In English it is called "African pygmy-goose" because of its small size and its geese-like bill. It is, however, more closely related to the ducks (and in Swedish it is called a "dwarf-duck"!) It subsists on on the seeds of water lilies and small insects found on the surface. Therefore, the preferred habitat is slow flowing water, just like in this picture, taken on the Okavango river.