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Mandarin Duck
Aix Gareliculata
1.29045, 103.852
Field Notes
Description:
The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized, East Asian perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.
Habitat:
The species was once widespread in eastern Asia, but large-scale exports and the destruction of its forest habitat have reduced populations in eastern Russia and in China to below 1,000 pairs in each country; Japan, however, is thought to still hold some 5,000 pairs.
Notes:
Spotted in Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.
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PublishedApril 2, 2014
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