Muscovy duck
| Muscovy duck Temporal range:
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| Drake in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
| Genus: | Cairina Fleming, 1822 |
| Species: | C. moschata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Natural range Introduced feral populations
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| Synonyms | |
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Anas moschata Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) 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.