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Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata(Linnaeus, 1758)
Least Concern
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Muscovy duck is a species of duck native to the Americas, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. The species has been domesticated, and feral Muscovy ducks can be found locally in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and in Central and Eastern Europe.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- NA, MA, SA : south Texas to north Argentina
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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