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Nearly 118 years later, the duck was found in Assam, which is a colourful duck from East Asia. The discovery of Mandarin gave people hope for this wetland, which will be affected by natural gas blowouts and hell in 2020.
- The Mandarin Duck was found in the Maguri-MotapungBeel in Tinsukia region of eastern Assam by the team of avian specialists.
- Duck is a habitat in eastern China and southern Japan. It also accidentally landed in Assam. Ducks come to India from time to time. But some ducks may merge with other migratory birds and follow their migration routes.
- Spotted ducks are accompanied by a group of Indian spotted ducks, which are migrated to China or Japan. In 1902, the last Mandarin was found in Assam.
- The scientific name of the duck is Aix galericulata. It is a duck species that inhabit the Eastern Paleo-North Atlantic. The duck is of medium size, 41-49 cm long and 65-75 cm wingspan.
- Ducks are closely related to North American wood ducks. Ducks were once common in East Asia. But they were exported on a large scale, so the population of eastern Russia and China decreased.
- In addition, the destruction of its forest habitat has further accelerated the population decline, so that the population of Russia and China has dropped to less than 1,000 pairs. The population of Japan is estimated to be about 5,000 pairs.
- Ducks usually like dense breeding grounds. It usually breeds on the edges of dense forests of rivers and lakes in low-lying areas. It can also breed in valleys at an altitude of 1500 m.
- In winter, it also breeds in swamps, flooded land and open rivers. Ducks like freshwater, but winter can also be seen in coastal lagoons and estuaries.
Published date : 28 Sep 2021 04:50PM
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