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 LC    Muscovy Duck* Id (Atlas):
    Cairina moschata

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Muscovy Duck, Muscovy, Musky, Musk Duck

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
66 - 84 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay (B), USA (B), Venezuela.

Unknown to Puerto Rico.

Tropical America from Mexico south to eastern Peru and northern Uruguay.
 
Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

 
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) [XC714003]
     by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Bertioga, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (alarm call)

 
Muscovy Duck (Cairina) [XC39489]
     by Nunes D\u00b4Acosta from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
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Files:
JPG files for Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) - 10 files


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