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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 August 2024. Species of bird Mandarin duck Temporal range: Pleistocene – Present, 0.8 – 0 Mya Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Male and female mandarin ducks at Martin Mere, UK Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum ...
List of duck breeds. This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1] Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhyncos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. Duck breeds are normally officially recognized and described ...
The Pekin or White Pekin is an American breed of domestic duck, raised primarily for meat. [6][7] It derives from birds brought to the United States from China in the nineteenth century, [8] and is now bred in many parts of the world. [6] It is often known as the American Pekin to distinguish it from the German Pekin, a distinct and separate ...
An out-of-place Mandarin duck was spotted in New York City's Central Park this month, leaving experts stunned about where the bird might have come from. Mandarin duck stuns onlookers in New York's ...
Central Park mandarin duck. The Central Park mandarin duck, also known as Mandarin Patinkin or the Hot Duck, is a male mandarin duck seen at the Pond in New York City 's Central Park starting in late 2018. His colorful appearance, which contrasted with native waterfowl, combined with his presence far outside of the species' native range of East ...
Coscoroba. The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and, in some cases, diving in at least shallow water.
The Hook Bill is a light duck, with an average weight of approximately 2 kg. [6]: 417 Three colour variants are recognised in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom: [8] the dusky mallard has a black head and rump with green lustre, the body in shades of grey with no white neck-ring, and a slate-grey beak; the white-bibbed dusky mallard is similarly coloured, but with a distinct white ...
IUCN status and estimated population. Wood duck. Aix sponsa. (Linnaeus, 1758) North American species, [4] eastern half of the United States, and from southern Canada to northern Mexico. Size: The wood duck has a mass of 500–700 grams (18–25 oz). It is 41–49 centimeters (16–19 in) in length, and has a wingspan of 73–75 cm (29–30 in).