Mandarin duck
Cumberland Wildpark Grünau
Grünau, Austria
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Duck with metallic shine.
Distribution: Northeast China, all over the world in parks and ornamental ponds
Species name: Mandarin duck
Scientific name: Aix galericulata
Class: birds Order: geese birds Family: duck birds
Weight: approx. 600 g
Life expectancy: about 15 years
Enemies: human
Characteristics: Drake with colorful shiny metallic plumage, females greyish brown with white dark circles
Breeding season: March - April
Clutch: 8 - 10 eggs
Breeding period: up to 31 days
Food: grasses, also acorns and beechnuts
Distribution: Northeast China, all over the world in parks and ornamental ponds
Species name: Mandarin duck
Scientific name: Aix galericulata
Class: birds Order: geese birds Family: duck birds
Weight: approx. 600 g
Life expectancy: about 15 years
Enemies: human
Characteristics: Drake with colorful shiny metallic plumage, females greyish brown with white dark circles
Breeding season: March - April
Clutch: 8 - 10 eggs
Breeding period: up to 31 days
Food: grasses, also acorns and beechnuts
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