The sighting of Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata (Linnaeus) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) after a gap of 112 years in Assam, India

Bipul Das; Anukul Nath; Koutuk Talukdar; Dipankar Lahkar; Gautam Swargiary; Binay K. Boro; Satan Ramchiary; Bibhuti P. Lahkar; Sonali Ghosh

doi:10.11609/jott.2236.7710-7011

Journal of Threatened Taxa (Aug 2015)

The sighting of Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata (Linnaeus) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) after a gap of 112 years in Assam, India

Bipul Das,
Anukul Nath,
Koutuk Talukdar,
Dipankar Lahkar,
Gautam Swargiary,
Binay K. Boro,
Satan Ramchiary,
Bibhuti P. Lahkar,
Sonali Ghosh

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Bipul Das: Aaranyak, 50, Samanwoy Path, Survey, P.O. Beltola, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India
Anukul Nath: Aaranyak, 50, Samanwoy Path, Survey, P.O. Beltola, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India
Koutuk Talukdar: Aaranyak, 50, Samanwoy Path, Survey, P.O. Beltola, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India
Dipankar Lahkar: Aaranyak, 50, Samanwoy Path, Survey, P.O. Beltola, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India
Gautam Swargiary: Manas Chowki Ecotourism Society, Uttarkuchi, Subankhata, Baksa, Assam 781375, India
Binay K. Boro: Manas Chowki Ecotourism Society, Uttarkuchi, Subankhata, Baksa, Assam 781375, India
Satan Ramchiary: Manas Chowki Ecotourism Society, Uttarkuchi, Subankhata, Baksa, Assam 781375, India
Bibhuti P. Lahkar: Aaranyak, 50, Samanwoy Path, Survey, P.O. Beltola, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India
Sonali Ghosh: Deputy Director, Manas Tiger Reserve, Barpeta Road, Assam 781315, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2236.7710-7011
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 10
pp. 7710 – 7011

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A female Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata was sighted in Saatvoini Beel on February 10, 2014. The female of this species was characterized by grey head, with a white ring around the eye which continued as a streak behind it. In India Mandarin Duck is vagrant and there were very few reported records from India. In 1902, Baker reported six individuals Mandarin Duck on the Subansiri River, Assam. The present sighting of this species from Baksa district is the first reliable record of this species in Assam after a gap of 112 years.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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