Floating in the Maguri-Motapung beel (or wetland) in Assam\u2019s Tinsukia district for over a week is the spectacular and rare Mandarin duck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First spotted on February 8 by Madhab Gogoi, a Tinsukia-based birder and tour guide, the duck has since become the star of the wetland \u2014 an area affected by a blowout and fire at a natural gas well located close by in May 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considered the most beautiful duck in the world, the Mandarin duck, or the (Aix galericulata) was first identified by Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a \u201csmall-exotic looking bird\u201d native to East Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The migratory duck breeds in Russia, Korea, Japan and north-eastern parts of China, explained Gogoi. It now has established populations in Western Europe and America too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The duck, however, rarely visits India as it does not fall in its usual migratory route. Its IUCN Status is Least Concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the duck is not a globally threatened species, spotting one is always considered significant because they only make \u201crare appearances.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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