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Cairina moschata
~(Updated: May 25/17)~ * Males can grow up to 30 inches in height and wheigh 7 lbs, Females are half that size and can weigh 6.6 lbs * while mostly black and white the males feathers are more glossy while the females are more drab * the red growth on their face is on both genders but males are brighter and larger. ----------- Colors: red , black ,white Height: aprox. 1ft - It appears to have some type of red growth going tr it's bills and around it's eyes like a mask.
~(Updated : May 25/17)~ populations have established themselves in the United States, in Florida and the parts of Texas as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern parts Canada. ------ Ponds of College of the Mainland
~(Updated: May 27/17)~ Just yesterday little ducklings hatched on the campus grounds, i was lucky enough to take a photo of them and their mom. Unfortunately the mother didn't want her babies to be models so early in their lives and started to walk away. At least I wasn't like my friend who chased them and tried to pick up a baby. They now have a bruise on their ankle from a furious pecking. ( yes this is the same friend from the seagull post) ----------- ~(Updated: May 25/17)~ Thank you to Musicwolf for your suggestion ----------- There are quite a few of ducks like this one around the grounds of the college , along with some geese. But only a few that I've see had this read growth, I just wanted to know if it was a diffrent species of duck, or if it was a growth defect:
The red growth is entirely normal - much bigger on the males ;). I grew up in Florida and know them well, but in my experience, the Muscovys are the most likely to be mean ducks.
I don't know it's type, but there were so many in Florida. Very friendly ducks. Non-aggressive. What a cutie!
Spotted on May 24, 2017
Submitted on May 24, 2017
