Aix (bird)
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Aix is a bird genus that contains two species of ducks: the wood duck (Aix sponsa), and the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). Aix is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird.[1]
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Aix | |
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Pair of wood ducks (Aix sponsa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | Aix F. Boie, 1828 |
Type species | |
Aix sponsa | |
Species | |
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