Mandarin Duck

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Ducks come under the brief of:
· The Domestic Waterfowl Club of Great Britain
· The British Waterfowl Association

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Characteristics

The adult male has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face and ‘whiskers’. The breast is purple with two vertical white bars, and the flanks ruddy, with two orange ‘sails’ at the back. The female is similar to a female Wood Duck, with a white eye-ring and stripe running back from the eye, but is paler below, has a small white flank stripe, and a pale tip to its bill.

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Mandarin Ducks breed in densely wooded areas near shallow lakes, marshes or ponds. They nest in cavities in trees close to water.

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Origin

Asia

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