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Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

About Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Anseriformes
  • Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks

The Muscovy duck is a shelduck 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.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2006-02-19

    Mountain Lake, United States of America
    These were running wild and free, but they are the domestic versions.
    Image from 2006-02-19

  • 2007-03-11

    Big Island - Hilo, United States of America
    Found in the park near downtown, an introduced species.

  • 2007-10-17

    Sontecomapan, Mexico
    An actual wild one. Very skittish.

  • 2009-03-15

    Boca de Cupe, Panama
    Domesticated.

  • 2011-07-15

    Pantanal, Brazil
    Image from 2011-07-15

  • 2011-07-25

    Praia do Forte, Brazil
    Domesticated.

  • 2012-09-30

    Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, United States of America
    Image from 2012-09-30
    Image from 2012-09-30

  • 2012-11-14

    Possum Valley, Australia

  • 2013-04-14

    Austin, United States of America

  • 2013-08-31

    Mountain Lake, United States of America

  • 2013-09-07

    Mountain Lake, United States of America

  • 2014-02-16

    Golden Gate Park - Lloyd Lake, United States of America

  • 2015-03-26

    Juego de Bolas, Spain

  • 2015-11-01

    El Valle de Anton, Panama
    Domestic type

  • 2019-03-04

    Scottsdale, United States of America

  • 2020-12-22

    Jardin Botanico Vina del Mar, Chile
    domestic

  • 2021-11-22

    Surucua, Argentina

  • 2024-04-05

    Santiago, Mexico
    Domestic Type

  • 2024-04-11

    Parque Fundidora, Mexico
    Domestic type

  • 2024-11-27

    Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, United States of America

  • 2025-03-04

    Bonanza, Spain