Mandarin duck: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mandarin duck lives – recorded in 27 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aix galericulata
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	27 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	41 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the mandarin duck live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mandarin duck in 27 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa, Japan, Korea, Taiwan. In Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, China, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United Kingdom
Sweden (introduced)
Germany (introduced)
Japan (introduced)
United States
China (introduced)
Norway (introduced)
France (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
South Korea
Chinese Taipei
Spain (introduced)
Poland (introduced)
Canada
Czech Republic
Austria (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
South Africa
Switzerland (introduced)
Russia
Portugal
Italy (introduced)
Mongolia
Croatia (introduced)
Ireland (introduced)
Finland
Denmark (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a mandarin duck?

Wikidata records the following for the mandarin duck: mass 41 g (birth weight).

Is the mandarin duck endangered?

The mandarin duck’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mandarin duck?

The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Aix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mandarin duck

The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species native to East and Northeast Asia. It is sexually dimorphic; the males are elaborately coloured, while the females have more subdued colours. It is a medium-sized duck, at 41–49 cm (16–19 in) long with a 65–75 cm (26–30 in) wingspan. It is closely related to the North American wood duck, the only other member of the genus Aix. 'Aix' is an Ancient Greek word which was 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. Outside of its native range, the mandarin duck has a large introduced population in the British Isles and Western Europe, with additional smaller introductions in North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mandarin duck (revision 1380677894), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q200339 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).