In China, noble grandees in colorful clothes were called tangerines. The mandarin duck got its name precisely for the bright outfit of the drake.

Social behavior

Usually tangerines are kept in pairs, they form small flocks during the winter, while the pairs are preserved. During the mating season, the male usually mates with one female.

Reproduction

There are an average of 9 eggs in the hoard. Incubation begins after the last egg is laid, this is necessary in order for the chicks to hatch in one day. Only the female incubates. The chicks are born sighted, covered with gray down.

Species and people

Mandarins have been used for many centuries to decorate park reservoirs in various countries of the world.

Interesting Facts

Mandarins arrange nests in tree hollows at a height of up to 20 m, and ducklings simply jump from them to the ground.

The male, courting the female, rumbles in a low voice.