Muscovy Ducks and Scaly-breasted Munias (3 Viewers)

[littlemarshmallow]

How to count Muscovy Ducks and Scaly breasted Munias in a life list?? Should you?? according to ABA. I saw the munias SW of Houston in January. and muscovies north of houston, texas. Can I count these in a life list and are they countable by ABA?? I also saw Muscovy Ducks in San Antonio; are they countable there?

 

[Fandango739]

You could count the Muscovy as a domestic version. Houston might be a little north for the truly 'wild' version.

 

[littlemarshmallow]

What about the munias and also the Egyptian and Graylag Goose? Are those countable in and around Houston Texas for a life list according to the ABA?

 

[raymie]

How to count Muscovy Ducks and Scaly breasted Munias in a life list?? Should you?? according to ABA. I saw the munias SW of Houston in January. and muscovies north of houston, texas. Can I count these in a life list and are they countable by ABA?? I also saw Muscovy Ducks in San Antonio; are they countable there?

ABA considers the munias countable in 7 states - FL, AL, MI, LA, TX, CA and HI. Domestic-type Muscovies are considered countable by the ABA only in Florida, wild-types are countable wherever they occur (which is only in the Rio Grande Valley).

 

[raymie]

Domestic-type Graylag Geese are not considered countable anywhere in the ABA, but wild-type vagrants are. Egyptian Geese are considered countable in 5 states - FL, AR, TX, NM and CA.

 

[raymie]

Personally, I think the ABA's policies on Muscovy Duck and Graylag Geese are a little silly, and both species are probably established in Texas and other places, so if you want to count them on your personal list I don't think anyone cares. But as I've described above is the official ABA policy.

 

[Fandango739]

If you use eBird, it might not hurt to add the species to the location (if you are certain of the ID). They may give you a fuss, but I have done that in the past only to find the same species added to their main list for that location a couple of years later.

 

[littlemarshmallow]

ABA considers the munias countable in 7 states - FL, AL, MI, LA, TX, CA and HI. Domestic-type Muscovies are considered countable by the ABA only in Florida, wild-types are countable wherever they occur (which is only in the Rio Grande Valley).

Very interesting. I actually did see a wild-type Muscovy in San Antonio so is that countable? Also thanks for the answers about the Scaly-breasted Munias

 

[littlemarshmallow]

And also thanks for info about Graylag geese

 

[littlemarshmallow]

And last question: Are egyptian geese countable??

 

[raymie]

And last question: Are egyptian geese countable??

I already answered that question above.

 

[raymie]

I actually did see a wild-type Muscovy in San Antonio so is that countable?

If you truly did then yes, it would count - though to my knowledge wild-type Muscovy Duck has never been recorded in San Antonio.

 

[littlemarshmallow]

Just to confirm: Wild Muscovy Duck looks like this:

 

[littlemarshmallow]

Is that right? Also thanks for all your help.

 

[raymie]

Just to confirm: Wild Muscovy Duck looks like this:
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That largely looks like wild-type to me but I am not an expert on this species, so take that with a grain of salt. The whit spots are a little suspicious, though.

 

[littlemarshmallow]

Thank you for all your help again and for answering all my questions.