Wood and Mandarin Ducks
Aix
Aix is a bird genus that contains two species of ducks: the wood duck (Aix sponsa), and the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). Aix (αἴξ, genitive αἰγός) is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7105.