The Mandarin duck is an omnivore that feeds on algae, watercress, central Formosan toad, Sauteris frog, and seeds of the Polygonacear family and Fagaceae family.

• 鸳鸯为杂食性，食物种类众多，包括藻类、豆瓣菜、盘古蟾蜍、梭德氏赤蛙、蓼科、壳斗科果实等。