Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata - Canard musqué

Canard musqué
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cairina

  • Species
    :

    moschata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 84 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 120 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1250 à 4000 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Canard musqué
♂ adult
Canard musqué
♀ adult

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Canard musqué,
  • Pato criollo,
  • pato-mudo,
  • Moschusente,
  • pézsmaréce,
  • Muskuseend,
  • Anatra muta,
  • myskand,
  • Knoppand,
  • pižmovka lesklá,
  • pižmovka americká,
  • Moskusand,
  • myskisorsa,
  • ànec mut,
  • Moskusönd,
  • piżmówka,
  • muskuspīle,
  • moškatna bleščavka,
  • Мускусная утка,
  • ノバリケン,
  • 疣鼻栖鸭,
  • 疣鼻棲鴨,

Voice song and cries

Canard musqué
♂ adult

Habitat

Canard musqué
♂ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 09-08-2005
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