Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
- mistis
- 85 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A drake painted like a folding screen, paddling through East Asian temple ponds as a living symbol of devotion. So extravagantly patterned it looks like a costume someone forgot to take off.
- Populasi
- Roughly 65,000-66,000 individuals globally; trend decreasing overall, though regional feral populations (e.g. UK ~7,000) are stable or growing
- Habitat
- Forested wetlands — permanent lakes, slow rivers, streams, marshes and wooded ponds, especially where dense shrubby cover overhangs the water; nests in tree cavities near water
- Fakta menarik
- The male's flamboyant orange "sail" feathers on its back are not plumes but modified, oversized secondary flight feathers that he holds upright like a pair of boat sails during courtship display.
- Sebaran
- Native to East Asia: breeds in eastern Russia (Siberia), China, and Japan/Korea; winters mainly in southern China and Japan. Introduced, self-sustaining feral populations established in Great Britain (~7,000 birds) and parts of Western Europe (France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria), plus small feral groups in North America (e.g. Sonoma County, California).
- Makanan
- Omnivorous — seeds, acorns and beech mast, grain, and aquatic plants form the bulk of the diet, supplemented seasonally with snails, aquatic insects, and small fish
- Ukuran
- 0,45 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,7 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
