#0640 · 🐦 birds

Mandarin Duck

🇳🇱 Mandarijneend ·Aix galericulata

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Alexis Lours · CC BY 4.0
2. © Diliff · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Анна Голубева · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Lioneska · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Mikhail Ezdakov · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Keven Law · CC BY-SA 4.0
7. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © rabbitlady101 · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Blake Ross · CC BY 4.0
10. © Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The mandarin duck ( Aix galericulata ) is a perching duck species found in East Asia. It is medium-sized, at 41–49 cm (16–19 in) long with a 65–75 cm (26–30 in) wingspan. It is closely related to the North American wood duck, the only other member of the genus Aix . Aix is an Ancient Greek word which was used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird, and galericulata is the Latin for a wig, derived from galerum , a cap or...

base stats

NL sightings 344iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 27,971iNaturalist observations
weight 41 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).