This bird got its name 'mandarin duck' because of its unusuall | GREEN LAB 🐍

This bird got its name "mandarin duck" because of its unusually bright plumage coloring.

In China, mandarin ducks were known as nobles, always brightly and splendidly dressed, hence the name.
The total population of the mandarin duck worldwide barely exceeds 25 thousand pairs, of which in Russia there are no more than 15 thousand pairs.