Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAix (Wood and Mandarin Ducks)
- SpeciesAix galericulata (Mandarin Duck)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Common Teal
Anas crecca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 14 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 15 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mandarin Duck in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mandarin Duck sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mandarin Duck in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Mandarin Duck in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.