Mandarin Duck

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q200339
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Mandarin Duck

Summary

Mandarin Duck is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,310 views/month, #673 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mandarin Duck's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mandarin Duck is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mandarin Duck's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mandarin Duck is classified within Aix[6].
  • Mandarin Duck is endemic to Maguri Motapung Beel[7].
  • Mandarin Duck's scientific name is Aix galericulata[8].
  • Mandarin Duck's Commons category is recorded as Aix galericulata[9].
  • Mandarin Duck's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aix galericulata[10].
  • Mandarin Duck's Commons gallery is recorded as Aix galericulata[11].
  • Mandarin Duck's described at URL is recorded as https://www.seo.org/ave/pato-mandarin/[12].
  • Mandarin Duck's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[13].
  • Mandarin Duck's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Mandarin Duck's original combination is recorded as Anas galericulata[15].
  • Mandarin Duck's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. galericulata'}[16].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'hwyaden Mandarin'}[17].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mandarin Duck'}[18].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mandarinente'}[19].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pato mandarín'}[20].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec mandarí'}[21].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kachnička mandarinská'}[22].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mandariinpart'}[23].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Mandarinand'}[24].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мандаринка'}[25].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オシドリ'}[26].
  • Mandarin Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Mandarinand'}[27].

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Classification

Mandarin Duck's scientific name is Aix galericulata[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aix[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'hwyaden Mandarin'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mandarinente'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pato mandarín'}[20], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec mandarí'}[21], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kachnička mandarinská'}[22].

Distribution

Mandarin Duck is endemic to Maguri Motapung Beel[7].

Identifiers

Mandarin Duck's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7106[28]. Mandarin Duck's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8832[29]. Mandarin Duck's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513544[30]. Mandarin Duck's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498388[31]. Mandarin Duck's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175123[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Mandarin Duck include yin yang fried rice[33], a dish[34] and yuanyang[35].

Why It Matters

Mandarin Duck ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,310 views/month, #673 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include yin yang fried rice[33], a dish[34] and yuanyang[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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