The rare Central Park Mandarin Duck has frightened everyone today

The favorite bird – and the most chic – of the Big Apple is back in Central Park after dodging his fans for a few days.

The rare Mandarin duck – which has captured the hearts of bird lovers with its bright colors and majestic presence since its first mysterious apparition last month – returned to the park unhindered Thursday shortly before 7 am, after a brief ominous disappearance.

The royal-looking duck, originally from East Asia, was seen last Sunday at Central Park's Pond, near Fifth Avenue and 59th Street.

David Barrett, creator and manager of Twitter account Manhattan Bird Alert, sounded the alarm early Wednesday, tweetingWhere is our MANDARIN duck? It was not reported yesterday and we checked for probable spots at the end of the day. If you see it, let us know!

"People have tried to see him during the New York Marathon," which ends in Central Park, said Barrett, 54, at the Post.

On Saturday, a crowd of onlookers lined up, cameras and mobile phones in hand, saw the red duck, purple, orange, blue, green, white and black that quickly became a sensation in New York.

"We had crowds standing around the pond in Central Park on Saturday," said Barrett.

But as mysteriously as the Mandarin Duck came, he mysteriously disappeared – then came back.

The duck suddenly reappeared from pond reeds on Thursday morning, according to a passionate ornithologist who was waiting for the creature's return.

This is not the first time that the duck has disappeared since its first trip to Central Park on October 10th.

The animal left for about two weeks before being sighted on October 25th at 79th Street Boat Basin on the Hudson River, according to Barrett, who later learned that the duck had also been sighted off the coast at Edgewater , in New Jersey. days earlier.

"It can fly," Barrett said of the special duck. "We saw him fly short distances into the pond … he traveled slightly longer distances at least a few times."

Barrett added, "This has shown that he likes to roam and try new habitats."

Nevertheless, Barrett said he was delighted to find the rare bird in Central Park.

"I am delighted to learn that our mandarin duck is back," he said. "He brought a lot of joy to New Yorkers during his brief stay here, and it's a pleasure to receive it!"