Mandarin Duck

by Suzanne Stout

Title

Mandarin Duck

Artist

Suzanne Stout

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Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

The adult male is a striking and unmistakable bird. It 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 Mandarin ducklings are almost identical in look to Wood ducklings, and appear very similar to Mallard ducklings. The ducklings can be distinguished from Mallard ducklings because the eye-stripe of Mandarin ducklings (and Wood ducklings) stops at the eye, while in Mallard ducklings it reaches all the way to the bill.

There are various mutations of the Mandarin Duck found in captivity. The most common is the white Mandarin Duck. Although the origin of this mutation is unknown, it is presumed that the constant pairing of related birds and selective breeding led to recessive gene combinations leading to genetic conditions including albinism.

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/animalindex/birds.cfm

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December 23rd, 2013

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