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| − | [[Image:Muscovy_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Joe A.] | + | [[Image:Muscovy_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Joe A.<br/> Location: Houston, Texas |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 86cm. Dark, white in the wings, long talons on feet, wide flat tail, bare red face with a caruncle at the base of the bill and a low erectile crest of feathers. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Mexico]], [[Central America]] and [[South America]]. | ||
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==Taxomomy== | ==Taxomomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forested swamps, lakes and streams. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | 8-16 white eggs are laid, usually in a tree hole or hollow, and are incubated for 35 days. | ||
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| + | Diet includes plant material obtained by grazing or dabbling in shallow water, and some small vertebrates and insects. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Cairina+moschata View more images of Muscovy Duck in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Cairina+moschata View more images of Muscovy Duck in the gallery] | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 17:49, 23 October 2007
- Cairina moschata
Identification
86cm. Dark, white in the wings, long talons on feet, wide flat tail, bare red face with a caruncle at the base of the bill and a low erectile crest of feathers.
Distribution
Mexico, Central America and South America.
Taxomomy
Habitat
Forested swamps, lakes and streams.
Behaviour
8-16 white eggs are laid, usually in a tree hole or hollow, and are incubated for 35 days.
Diet includes plant material obtained by grazing or dabbling in shallow water, and some small vertebrates and insects.
