|
| Query: duck | Result: 64th of 2422 | |
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) <!--원앙(鴛鴦)-->
| Subject: | Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
| |
| Resolution: 514x444
File Size: 53538 Bytes
Upload Date: 2005:01:04 13:58:10
|
Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title,
"Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature",
Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995
PLUMAGE
MALE AND FEMALE birds often have different plumage. This difference is very noticeable in the mandarin duck. The male uses brightly colored feathers in the breeding season to attract a mate. The female's camouflaged plumage protects her while she incubates the eggs.
MALE MANDARIN
After the breeding season, the male mots his bright feathers and looks like the female.
FEMALE MANDARIN
The female's dull colors hide her from predators as she sits on the nest.
Dorling Kindersly Multimedia
(reviewed by Univ. of Texsas Library)
http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~reviews/dkmm.html
For more images captured from the CD-ROM title,
http://bioinfo.kordic.re.kr/animal/APAsrch2.cgi?qt=DKMMNature-
|
Comments |
|---|
| | Guest |
|
Scientific Name: Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Mandarin Duck, Mandarin
French: Canard mandarin; German: Mandarinente; Spanish: Pato mandarín
Taxonomy: Anas galericulata Linnaeus, 1758, China. |
^o^
Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones
^o^
|
|
|
