Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Other Names (World)
Mandarin Duck, Mandarin

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
41 - 49 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Wooded rivers and lakes.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB), Japan (B) (NB), North Korea (B), Russia (Asian) (B), South Korea (B) (NB), Taiwan (China) (NB).

Vagrant to Hong Kong (China) (NB), India (NB), Mongolia (NB), Myanmar (NB), Nepal (NB), Russia (Central Asian), Spain, Thailand (NB), Vietnam (NB).

Introduced to Austria (B), Belgium (B), Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands Antilles (B), Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom (B) (NB).

Scattered in south-eastern USSR, north-eastern China, Japan. Introduced in southern England.

Population
Estimated population is 65,000 - 66,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Plant material, including seeds, nuts, aquatic insects and small invertebrates, like snails.

Voice
Mostly silent. Males, a soft whistle during display. Female, a soft croak, often given in flight.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (134)...)

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [XC407149]
by Matteo Barattieri from Radelfingen, Aarberg, Bern, Switzerland (call)

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) [XC721863]
by Lars Lachmann from Kreisfreie Stadt Berlin (near Berlin), Berlin, Germany (call)

Nest
In a hole of a tree.

Eggs (Guide)
9 - 12; white; ellipsoidal. Incubation: about 29 days; by male.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7

Files:

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