Mandarin Aix galericulata [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
MN, MANDA
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EURING No: 1780 | |
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Number in Britain:
7000 adults (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(C1) Introduced Breeder
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
45 cm
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Wingspan: 71 cm |
Weight:
M: 630 g F: 520 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: Aix=a diving bird described by Aristotle and L.: galerus=a skull-cap |
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World Distribution:
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e Asia, INTRODUCED: Britain |
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Habitat:
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Wooded ponds, marshes |
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Diet:
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Mostly plant material, also invertebrates, esp land snails and insects |
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TitBit:
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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. |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
7000 adults
in 1970-87
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Winter:
7000 individuals
in 2004-09
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
Berkshire, 1866
[Fossil evidence from
Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
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First Breeding Record:
Introduced Surrey, earlier attempts since 1850s 1928
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Conservation Status:
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
Not Assessed
1996-2001
Not Assessed
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
Unavailable
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(IX)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
51 x 37 mm
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Egg Weight: 41.0 g (of which 9 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
16
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Clutch Size:
9 - 12 eggs
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Incubation:
28- 30 days
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by the: Female |
Fledging:
40 - 45days
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Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
1
year
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
10 years 4 months 25 days (set in 1999)
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
F*
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Wing Length
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Adult: | 234.7 ± 8.3 Range 211.0 - 261.0 mm, (N = 230) |
| Juvenile: | 229.5 ± 9.2 Range 199.0 - 247.0 mm, (N = 48) | |
| Male: | 239.7 ± 8.5 Range 215.0 - 258.0 mm, (N = 105) | |
| Female: | 230.9 ± 5.9 Range 211.0 - 261.0 mm, (N = 125) | |
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Weight
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Adult: | 623.6 ± 64.89 Range 485.0 - 875.0 g , (N =188) |
| Juvenile: | Insufficient Data | |
| Male: | 648.0 ± 52.97 Range 500.0 - 850.0 g , (N =85) | |
| Female: | 603.5 ± 69.94 Range 485.0 - 875.0 g , (N =103) | |
| Seasonal: | Summer 610.4 ± 84.20 (N = 76) Autumn 637.6 ± 65.39 (N = 59) Winter 640.7 ± 71.36 (N = 84) | |
| Source: | British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data | |
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Other Names |
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| 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 |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| 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] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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