Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) is a bird found in United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, South Korea, and 3 more countries. Wooded streams and ponds in East Asia. It eats seeds and nuts, leaves and other plant parts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Aix galericulata
Region	Asia
Found in	United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, South Korea, and 3 more countries

🏡 Where the Mandarin Duck lives

Wooded streams and ponds in East Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
🌿 Leaves & plants30%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%
🐟 Fish10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Ducklings jump from a tree-hole nest and bounce down to the ground.

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Recorded by Jarek Matusiak (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC406343. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Mandarin Duck

Where does the Mandarin Duck live?

The Mandarin Duck lives in United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, South Korea, and 3 more countries. Wooded streams and ponds in East Asia.

What does the Mandarin Duck eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Mandarin Duck endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.