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Mandarin duck female

Aix galericulata

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Field Notes

Description:

The female is similar to female Wood Duck, with a white eye-ring and stripe running back from the eye, but is paler below, has a small white flank stripe, and a pale tip to its bill.

Habitat:

Native from Asia but introduced as ornamental duck in Europe. Seen in a park lake near Brussels.

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Mandarin Duck

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Birds of the World
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Ducks, swans and geese in Central Europe
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Biodiversity in Belgium

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PublishedAugust 13, 2013

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