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Domestic Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

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Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck


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Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Thanks for the Info Cody and Josh !

JoshMrozowski
JoshMrozowski 11 years ago

They are domestic forms, but likely wild individuals.

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Domestic ? I saw them by the river in the middle of nowhere !

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 11 years ago

Should be noted this is a DOMESTIC musvocy Duck. Wild Muscovy are not easy to get in the US as a countable species. The majority of all spottings come from the Rio Grande River at the dock at a town called Salineno

Reza Hashemizadeh
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Reza Hashemizadeh

California, USA

Spotted on Jan 16, 2013
Submitted on Jan 16, 2013

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