Record of mandarin duck Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) from Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley, Nepal

Milan Baral; Binita Timilsina; Anisha Neupane

doi:10.3126/njz.v6i1.46753

Record of mandarin duck Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) from Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley, Nepal

Authors

Milan Baral Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3063-9417
Binita Timilsina Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9871-4348
Anisha Neupane Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0155-5705

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v6i1.46753

Keywords:

First record, Gunde Lake, Vagrant species, Vagrant birds, Winter visitor

Abstract

The mandarin duck Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a vagrant species having very scarce sightings in Nepal. The record of the species from the Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley has not been documented properly yet. This study presents the first record of the species from the Gunde Lake of Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley as well as second record of the species from the Pokhara Valley itself. The species was recorded in the winter season on 18^th December, 2021 while resting in the shore of Gunde Lake in the flock of lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica.

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Published

2022-07-18

How to Cite

Baral, M., Timilsina, B., & Neupane, A. (2022). Record of mandarin duck Aix galericulata (Linnaeus, 1758) from Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley, Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Zoology, 6(1), 53–56. https://doi.org/10.3126/njz.v6i1.46753