Muscovy Duck

Bird name: Muscovy Duck
Latin: Cairina moschata
Other: Canard Musqué • Canard Muet • Barbary Duck
Family: Anatidae • Ducks


Not the most beautiful bird in the world, the Muscovy Duck is bred for poultry and has escaped into the wild in many parts of the world. It comes in all sorts of strange variations of colours and sizes.

Placed in the Shelduck category here, for convenience sake, though taxonomy unclear. Wild from Mexico to South America