Rachel Banbury
New York has a new star – a multi-coloured duck.
The male mandarin duck – Aix galericulata – has found fame in New York after he appeared in Central Park.
His colourful plumage quickly earned him a keen following on social media.
It all started on 10 October, when a video of the colourful bird was shared on Twitter by Manhattan Bird Alert.
The species is native to East Asia. At this stage many people think that it has escaped from a “private owner”.
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22 Responses
Ewww
wow
noice
Pretty!!!
woah
i thought it was a chicken
pretty!! cool!!
what is it exactly?
oooh my
Hay that’s pretty goooooooood
Dats a fancy duck!
looks cool
Hi, I am Daisy Field and I like chickens and animals
wow so pretty I love it
#Mandarinduck
o.k w o w
Wth is that
So cool
awesome bird!
NZ FOR LIFE
How extraordinary!
I must admit the duck is really pretty but I wouldnt want to spend my day looking at it 🙂