Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata - Canard mandarin

Canard mandarin
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aix

  • Species
    :

    galericulata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 51 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 68 à 74 cm.
  • Weight
    : 428 à 693 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Canard mandarin
♀ adult plum. breeding
Canard mandarin
♂ adult

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Canard mandarin,
  • Pato mandarín,
  • pato-mandarim,
  • Mandarinente,
  • mandarinréce,
  • Mandarijneend,
  • Anatra mandarina,
  • mandarinand,
  • Mandarinand,
  • kačička mandarínska,
  • kachnička mandarínská,
  • Mandarinand,
  • mandariinisorsa,
  • ànec mandarí,
  • Mandarínönd,
  • mandarynka,
  • mandarīnpīle,
  • mandarinka,
  • Мандаринка,
  • オシドリ,
  • 鸳鸯,
  • เป็ดแมนดาริน,
  • 鴛鴦,

Voice song and cries

Canard mandarin
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Canard mandarin
♂ adult plum. post breeding

Forest : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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