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Mandarin duck
Natural variantCommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

Wild-type drake

A variant of Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

Wild-type drake

Representative Mandarin duckphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The iconic ornate male: orange 'sail' wing feathers, purple breast, white-and-gold facial pattern — one of the most colorful of all ducks (in eclipse/non-breeding plumage he resembles the hen).

Keeper tips for this variant

Provide a clean pond and elevated nest boxes (they are cavity nesters) with a wire 'ladder' inside so ducklings can climb out; pinion or net the aviary since these are perching ducks that fly and perch readily.

This page covers the Wild-type drake variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Mandarin duck

Other Ducks variants

Wild-type henWhite MandarinPastel / Apricot