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Red Book mandarin ducks spotted in Moscow


Nesting mandarin ducksMOSCOW, Jan 15 -historical park «Ostankino» in Moscow, according to the website of the mayor of the capital. «Mandarin ducks were noticed on the territory of the natural and historical park Ostankino. These birds are listed in the Red Book of Russia under the third category of rarity. In total, there are about 25 thousand pairs in the world mandarin ducks, 15,000 of which live in our country,» the message says. It is noted that these birds with bright plumage are rare guests of Moscow. Mandarin ducks live in the Amur River basin, mainly in the Amur and Sakhalin regions, Khabarovsk and Primorsky territories. «Mandarin ducks have already flown to Moscow: Mospriroda specialists saw them last August in the park of the Arkhangelskoye-Tyurikovo estate, and in January 2020 the birds were noticed on the Nizhny Kuzminsky Pond,» the message emphasizes. half the size of a mallard duck. The name of a rare bird is associated with the outfits of Chinese nobles — mandarins, who wore bright clothes to stand out in society. It is reported that the mandarin drake is brightly colored: on its head it has a copper-red crest with green and white patches, on its cheeks — a red «collar» , on the wings — chestnut-red feathers, reddish beak. Females are more modestly colored: they are smoky gray, around the beak and eyes there are light rings, on the sides and chest there are oval spots, the beak is light.

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