What Does that a Mandarin Duck Look Like?
Mandarin Ducks are not native to our area (Yolo County in northern California), but have been introduced in several places around the north state and are living wild with their distant cousins, the Wood Duck. Wood Ducks are native to our area! For information about the interaction between Mandarin Ducks and Wood Ducks in the wild, see the University of California Press’ book at: http://www.ucpress.org/books/pages/6981.html For information about breeding, range, and the natural habitat of Mandarin Ducks, see the University of Michigan’s Museum of Zoology website at: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/aix/a._galericulata$narrative.
