Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) - HBW 1, p. 594
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 Enlarge map
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A male foraging in a forested stream. Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 18 February 2010 1 year ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A male preening its wing Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 6 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A male shaking its tail Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 6 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
two birds, alert on the water Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 10 September 2006 24 weeks ago 26 sec 4 -
A male preening and scratching its head Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 6 years ago 25 sec 3.9 -
Three birds resting and preening on a water pipe Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 6 years ago 35 sec 3.8
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Feather details.
Locality Rogitama Reserve, Arcabuco, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Miriam Bauman 14 November 2010 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
Close view of a bird
Locality Rogitama Reserve, Arcabuco, Boyacá Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 3 December 2011 9 weeks ago 4.2 -
Pair wallowing in the lagoon iberá
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Horacio Luna 8 June 2011 34 weeks ago 4.2 -
Muscovy Duck in a swimming pool
Locality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Rob Belterman 10 March 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Male on the ground.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 16 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Male, bathing
Locality San José, San José Province, Costa Rica
Marie Cerda 17 December 2011 7 weeks ago 3.8
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