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Mandarin Duck (Female)
Aix galericulata
35.6503, 139.4
Field Notes
Description:
Male Mandarin duck has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and "whiskers". The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and the flanks ruddy, with two orange "sails" at the back.
Female Mandarin duck 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:
Shallow lakes, marshes, ponds.
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