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Mandarin Aix galericulata [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
MN , MANDA
EURING No:
1780
Number in Britain:
7000 adults (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(C1) Introduced Breeder
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
45 cm
Wingspan:
71 cm
Weight:
M: 630 g F: 520 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: Aix =a diving bird described by Aristotle
and L.: galerus =a skull-cap
World Distribution:
e Asia, INTRODUCED: Britain
Habitat:
Wooded ponds, marshes
Diet:
Mostly plant material, also invertebrates, esp land snails and insects
TitBit:
The nine levels of Chinese the Chinese Civil Service were named after birds, Mandarins were the 7th level, and it was these who dealt with British traders in China, hence the term for any bureaucrat
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
7000 adults
in 1970-87
Winter:
7000 individuals
in 1970-87
First Record:
1745
[Fossil evidence from
Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
First Breeding Record:
Introduced Surrey, earlier attempts since 1850s 1928
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
Unavailable
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(IX)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
51 x 37 mm
Egg Weight:
41.0 g (of which 9 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
16
Clutch Size:
9 - 12 eggs
Incubation:
28 - 30 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
40 - 45 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
72
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
10yr4m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F*
Wing Length
Adult:
234.9 ± 8.3
Range
223 - 249 mm, N =230
Juvenile:
226.4 ± 10.3
212 - 237 mm, N =25
Male:
239.4 ± 8.5
230 - 251 mm, N =105
Female:
231.1 ± 5.9
220 - 240 mm, N =125
Weight
Adult:
616.0 ± 64.89
Range
500.0 - 700.0 g , N =188
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
634.5 ± 52.97
550.0 - 700.0 g , N =85
Female:
600.8 ± 69.94 .
500.0 - 700.0 g , N =103
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Mandarin Duck
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Hwyaden gribog
Danish:
Mandarinand
Dutch:
Mandarijneend
Finnish:
Mandariinisorsa
French:
Canard mandarin
German:
Mandarinente
Hungarian:
Mandarinréce
Icelandic:
Mandarínönd
Irish:
Lacha Mhandrach
Italian:
Anatra mandarina
Norwegian:
Mandarinand
Polish:
Mandarynka
Portuguese:
Pato-mandarim
Spanish:
Pato mandarín
Swedish:
Mandarinand
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Savage, C. 1952 The Mandarin Duck A&C Black, London
Lever, C. 1990 The Mandardin Duck Shire Publications, Princes Risborough
[Jour: S]
Shurtleff, L. 1996 The wood duck and the mandarin : the northern wood ducks California UP, Berkeley
[598.482 SHU]
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