Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
(L 28" WS 49-57" Wt 10-15 lbs)
Native to Mexico and Cent
and So America... has been
domesticated in the US.
and So America... has been
domesticated in the US.
Edinburg Scenic
Wetlands
Wetlands
01Nov10
Varies from all-white to
nearly all-black.
nearly all-black.
© Natxo Areta
Macaulay
Library
Library
Cairina is Italian for someone
from Cairo in the mistaken
belief that this duck came
from Cairo, Egypt; moschata is
Latin for Musovy Duck.
from Cairo in the mistaken
belief that this duck came
from Cairo, Egypt; moschata is
Latin for Musovy Duck.
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