Muscovy Duck (us-RGV)
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Regional Information
Range, Abundance, and Seasonal Variations
Directions and Maps
General Information
Size
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Field Marks
Bare red face, with a more pronounced caruncle at the base of the drake's bill; A low crest of feathers that it can raise on its head, long talons on its feet and a wide flat tail.
Similar species
Wild birds are all-dark apart from the white in the wings, but domesticated birds, like those pictured, often have other plumage features. They are usually also bulkier than the wild birds.
Sounds
The drake has a dry hissing call, and the hen a quiet trilling coo.
Feeding & Behavior
Diet consists of plant material obtained by grazing or dabbling in shallow water.
Habitat & Nesting
Forest lakes and streams. A Muscovy hen can set up to three times each year, and lays a clutch of 8-21 eggs usually in a tree hole or hollow. The eggs incubate for 35 days.
Range
Breeds inland in central and tropical South America.
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