Mandarin Duck
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Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
4 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Ruddy Shelduck
LC

Ruddy Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna ferruginea

40–50% · Likely
Muscovy Duck
LC

Muscovy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cairina moschata

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

10–20% · With luck
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

10–20% · With luck
Bar-headed Goose
LC

Bar-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser indicus

10–20% · With luck
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

5–10% · With luck
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

<5% · Rare
Red-crested Pochard
LC

Red-crested Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Netta rufina

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

<5% · Rare
Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Mandarin Duck at Chitwan National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
20–30%
2 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
5–10%
3 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
4 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
6 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
9 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
10 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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