Aix (bird)
| Aix | |
|---|---|
| Male mandarin duck (A. galericulata), left, and male wood duck (A. sponsa), right | |
| 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 | |
Aix is a bird genus that contains two species of ducks: the wood duck (Aix sponsa), and the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). Aix (αἴξ, genitive αἰγός) is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird.