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mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Subject: mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
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Aix galericulata - Zürich - Hafen Riesbach 2011-01-14 15-57-08 - mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), mandarin ducks.JPG
Resolution: 4288x2848 File Size: 2912170 Bytes Date: 2011:01:14 15:57:07 Camera: NIKON D90 (NIKON CORPORATION) F number: f/5.6 Exposure: 625/100000 sec Focal Length: 250/1 Upload Date: 2017:04:06 15:53:59

mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)


Aix galericulata, Hafen Riesbach in Zürich (Switzerland)
Date 14 January 2011
Author Roland zh https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Roland_zh
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aix_galericulata_-_Z%C3%BCrich_-_Hafen_Riesbach_2011-01-14_15-57-08.JPG

The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species found in East Asia. Aix is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird, and galericulata is the Latin for a wig, derived from galerum, a cap or bonnet.

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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.

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