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            The Mandarin drake or Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is known for its beautiful colors, but there are in Europe in captivity also various color mutations as white, apricot (or blonde) and black. 
The most common of this rarity is the White Mandarin Duck. Although it is relatively unknown as the origin of this mutation. It is believed that those mutations also occur in nature, but that those birds usually do not survive for long because of their different coloration makes them stand out to predators.
In the wild, Mandarins can be found in northeast China, Korea, Japan and eastern Siberia.
The Mandarin Duck or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the Carolina Duck or North American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.
The picture of a male of the rare White Mandarin Duck is taken at Ouwehands Dierenpark, zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands

De mandarijn woerd (Aix galericulata) staat bekend om zijn prachtige kleuren, maar er zijn in Europa in gevangenschap ook verschillende kleurmutaties als wit, abrikoos en zwart bekend. 
De meest voorkomende van deze zeldzaamheid is de witte mandarijneend. Hoewel het onbekend is hoe de kleurenmutaties ontstaan, wordt er aangenomen dat de kleurvarianten ook in de natuur voorkomen, maar dat deze vogels meestal niet lang leven omdat ze te veel opvallen bij roofdieren.
In het wild kunnen mandarijneenden worden gevonden in het noordoosten van China, Korea, Japan en oostelijk Siberië. 
De mandarijneend of gewoon mandarijn is een middelgrote eend, nauw verwant aan de Carolina-eend (Aix sponsa). De vogel is 41 à 49 cm lang en heeft een vleugelspanwijdte van 65 à 75 cm.
De foto hier van een mannetje van de zeldzame witte mandarijneend is genomen in de zogenaamde "Vrije Vlucht Volière" van Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen.
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Taken in: Nederland / Utrecht / Rhenen (show map)

Taken on: May 24, 2012

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