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Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

Description:

A large duck with a black and white body. Some of the top feathers on the back are iridescent dark green. The face is red and black mottled skin with a black and white speckled head and neck.

Habitat:

These birds are from Mexico and other areas way south of where I found this population, but it's not uncommon these days for feral populations to pop up in United States parklands in areas with a more temperate climate. (We don't see them in Chicago... at least I haven't yet!)

Notes:

These ducks were so large, with the wrinkled red face that my father's first reaction was, "Look! Turkeys!"

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Kymberlee Ricke
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Kymberlee Ricke

Gallatin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 7, 2012

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