Mandarin Duck. Females are dull in comparison with grey heads brown backs and white eyestripe. It is native to Asia.
You can find them by doing a. Its breast is purple and there are two orange large feathers sticking up near its back. A male mandarin duck has a red beak and a large white crescent above the eye.
Dubbed Aix galericulata by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 the Aix in the mandarin ducks scientific name is Greek for an unknown diving bird mentioned by Aristotle.
Image taken January 8 2015. The mandarin duck is a very popular aviary bird and is commonly seen in many collections. The Mandarin duck is a beautifully colored bird with a greenish-black forehead and a purple crest near the back of the head. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Oregon.