Mandarin Duck Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Aix galericulata
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Freshwater wetlands, flooded paddy-fields, forest streams and grassy pools.
Description : The Mandarin Duck is a colourful waterbird. (adult bird length approximately 44 cm, wing 22.5 cm, bill 2.8 cm, tarsus 3.8 cm, tail 11 cm). The male in the breeding season has a large rounded head with long brown crown, red bill, white band behind the eyes and thick-feathered orange neck and cheek. It feeds on aquatic insects, crustaceans and vegetable matters
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Sarkidiornis melanotos
(Knob-billed Duck) -
Spatula clypeata
(Northern Shoveler) -
Aythya fuligula
(Tufted Duck) -
Asarcornis scutulata
(White‑winged Duck) -
Mareca falcata
(Falcated Duck) -
Mergellus albellus
(Smew) -
Anser erythropus
(Lesser White-fronted Goose) -
Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard) -
Mergus serrator
(Red-breasted Merganser) -
Aythya marila
(Greater Scaup)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Pascal Christe(www.xeno-canto.org/Pascal Christe), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Pascal Christe(www.xeno-canto.org/Pascal Christe), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.