mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) Schwarztöbeli respectiveley Schwarz between Bubikon and Rüti (Switzerland)
Date 8 May 2010
Author Roland zh https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Roland_zh
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schwarz_-_Schwarzt%C3%B6beli_IMG_6624.JPG
The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species found in East Asia. It is closely related to the North American wood duck, the only other member of the genus Aix. Aix is an Ancient Greek word 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.
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Aix
Species: Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
