Watch: Mandarin duck spotted in Assam nearly after 120 years; rare sight amazes netizens

A video of a rare duck known as mandarin duck has been spotted floating in Assam after 120 years and netizens are amazed to see the species.

Mandarin duck is said to be the most beautiful duck globally, and its primary habitat is in eastern China and southern Japan.

Assam's Tinsukia district residents were lucky enough to have a rare sight of the spectacular bird floating in the Maguri-Motapung beel of the region.

A team of avian specialists from Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) spotted the mandarin duck.

WTI's CEO Vivek Menon announced the duck's spotting on social media platforms and ever since the news was shared, videos of the duck went massively viral on the internet.