Mandarin Duck

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q200339
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Summary

Mandarin Duck is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,785 views/month, #673 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Aix[5]
  • Endemic to: Maguri Motapung Beel[6]
  • Taxon name: Aix galericulata[7]
  • Commons category: Aix galericulata[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Aix galericulata[9]
  • Commons gallery: Aix galericulata[10]
  • Described at URL: https://www.seo.org/ave/pato-mandarin/[11]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13]
  • Original combination: Anas galericulata[14]
  • Short name: A. galericulata[15]
  • Taxon common name: hwyaden Mandarin[16], Mandarin Duck[17], Mandarinente[18], Pato mandarín[19], ànec mandarí[20], kachnička mandarinská[21], mandariinpart[22], Mandarinand[23], Мандаринка[24], オシドリ[25], mandariinisorsa[26], mandarinréce[27], mandarynka[28], kačička mandarínska[29]
  • Wingspan: 71 cm[30]
  • Mass: 41 g[31]

Body

Identifiers

Mandarin Duck's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7106[32]. Mandarin Duck's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8832[33]. Mandarin Duck's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513544[34]. Mandarin Duck's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498388[35]. Mandarin Duck's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175123[36].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Mandarin Duck include yuanyang[37], a drink[38] and yin yang fried rice[39], a dish[40].

Why It Matters

Mandarin Duck has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include yuanyang[37], a drink[38] and yin yang fried rice[39], a dish[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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 . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . 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. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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