Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
French: Canard musqué German: Moschusente Spanish: Pato Criollo
Other common names: Muscovy, Musky, Musk Duck(!)
Taxonomy:
Anas moschata Linnaeus, 1758, India = Brazil.
Recently included in tribe Anatini by some authors. Monotypic.
Distribution: Tropical America from Mexico S to E Peru and N Uruguay.
- Least Concern
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A female stretching its wings and preening Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 4 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A male preening its wing Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 4 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A male shaking its tail Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 4 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A male foraging in a forested stream. Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Scott Olmstead 18 February 2010 2 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 18 sec 4 -
A male preening and scratching its head Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 4 years ago 25 sec 3.9 -
Three birds resting and preening on a water pipe Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 4 years ago 35 sec 3.8
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Entering the water Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Joe Angseesing 3 February 2006 14 weeks ago 3 -
A bird stood in frosty conditions Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, UK
Jonathan Beilby 1 December 2008 14 weeks ago 3 -
On the river bank Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
oleicfrisbee 12 June 2009 2 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 2.5 -
Lonely couple in a little lake. Seems confident and not scary. Never seen a duck like this before in the zone even around. No pa Valladolid, Castile and Leon, Spain
Jose Angel Alonso 31 January 2010 5 weeks ago 2
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