Behold The World's Most Attractive Bird – The Colorful Mandarin Duck (12 Pics)

Today we are expounding on, Mandarin a duck, known as "the most delightful duck on the planet."

male and female mandarin ducks

male and female mandarin ducks

Let's take a look at one of nature's most eye-catching, unique creations, the exotic Mandarin duck.

These Mandarin ducks are a very rare type of ducks, but they can be found in abundance in East Asia as well as in the UK but they are very rarely spotted in America. They mainly live in dense and shrubby areas such as the edge of rivers.

male and female mandarin ducks

male and female mandarin ducks

A photographer has captured these very stunning ducks on camera in a very eye-catching way. Their very bright-colored feathers and very special shapes are indeed very stunning and mesmerizing.

Some pictures of a very colorful multi-colored mandarin bird are shown below.

male and female mandarin ducks

The white crescent over the Mandarins' eyes and the orange face is very uncommon and pretty to look at. The breasts are bronze on the sides and purple on the center. The top of the back is blue, with two orange sails that stick up like a boat sail right below it.

male and female mandarin ducks

But only the male Mandarin duck is blessed with these very amusing features. The mandarin female duck has very dull colors when compared to the males. The females are grey and have white strips running from her eyes. Don't forget her white spots on the breast. 

male and female mandarin ducks

These Mandarin wood ducks' main threat is loss of habitat due to the cutting of trees. Other than that they don't have threats from predators in the west. Hence they are not an endangered species.

male and female mandarin ducks

They mainly feed on plants and seeds as well as insects, fish, and snails but only depending on the seasons.

male and female mandarin ducks

male and female mandarin ducks

The mandarin birds are very stunning and are very interesting to look at if you are interested in bird watching. Hope you got a better knowledge about these magnificent Mandarins from this article.

male and female mandarin ducks

male and female mandarin ducks

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