Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) - HBW 1, p. 598
French: Canard mandarin
German: Mandarinente
Spanish: Pato Mandarín
Taxonomy: Anas galericulata Linnaeus, 1758, China.
Sometimes placed in genus Dendronessa. Monotypic.
Distribution: Scattered in SE USSR, NE China, Japan. Introduced in S England.
- Least Concern
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A male in breeding plumage resting on one leg Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 19 sec 4.5 -
A male in eclipse plumage, standing Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 19 sec 4 -
Adult male from Mandarin Duck Buchs, St. Gallen Canton, Switzerland
Geko76 25 January 2010 23 weeks ago 1 min 9 sec 3.8 -
A female and several males on a pond with other ducks, swimming, resting and bathing Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 3.3 -
Two males in breeding plumage, one preening its breast and the other resting Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 29 sec 3.3 -
A female preening Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 3 years ago 29 sec 3.2
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Perched on a log in light rain Kowloon Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 21 May 2006 1 year ago 4.5 -
A male Berlin, Germany
Susanne Rintelen 2 April 2010 20 weeks ago 4 -
1920 x 1080 Buchs, St. Gallen Canton, Switzerland
Geko76 1 January 2010 25 weeks ago 3.5 -
This bird spent several months at the Sanctuary. Origin unknown. George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 19 May 2004 13 weeks ago 3.3 -
A close-up of a male. In water. Zoo Koki, Santo Domingo, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Iñaki Hernández 16 November 2009 38 weeks ago 3.3 -
A couple swimming in a canal. Berlin, Germany
Susanne Rintelen 2 April 2010 20 weeks ago 3
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Calls of a duck in flight Surrey, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 45 weeks ago 3.5 -
A female in flight Surrey, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 1 year ago 3
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