Back Aix galericulata AN بط صيني Arabic بط صينى ARZ Aix galericulata AST Mandarin nudol (Aix galericulata) AVK Mandarin ördəyi Azerbaijani Мандаринка (ҡош) Bashkir Мандарынка Byelorussian Мандаринка Bulgarian मैंडारिन बत्तख Bihari
| Mandarin duck Temporal range: [1]
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| Male and female mandarin ducks at Martin Mere, UK | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Aix |
| Species: | A. galericulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aix galericulata | |
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| The native range of the mandarin duck, and parts of its introduced range where it is established breeding
Breeding
Native resident
Migrant
Winter visitor
Introduced resident
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Anas galericulata Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic. It is sexually dimorphic, males showing a dramatic difference from the females.[3] 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 bonnet.[4] Outside of its native range, the mandarin duck has a large introduced population in the British Isles and Western Europe, with additional smaller introductions in North America.
- ^ Harrison, C. J. O. (1979). "Birds of the Cromer Forest Bed series of the East Anglian Pleistocene". Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society. 25 (1).
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Aix galericulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22680107A131911544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680107A131911544.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
kkwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 37, 169. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.