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Muscovy Duck

මුස්කොවි තාරාවා

Cairina moschata

Least concern Introduced

Muscovy Duck
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overview

The Muscovy duck is a species of duck native to the Americas, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. The species has been domesticated, and feral Muscovy ducks can be found locally in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Muscovy duck — CC BY-SA 4.0