Distinction between Mandarin and Wood Duck in female-type plumages. A comprehensive description of differences between Mandarin Aix galericulata and Wood Duck A. sponsa was given by C. Holt {Brit. Birds 11: 227-232). As he noted, however, some of the characteristics vary sufficiently to result sometimes in identification confusion. An additional feature, to which my attention was drawn decades ago
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