The Muscovy duck 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
Muscovy Duck male
Male, showing underwing pattern; Transpantaneira, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Male, showing upperwing pattern; Transpantaneira, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Male swimming, with the green iridescence of the plumage showing
The Anatinae are a subfamily of the family Anatidae. Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the ext
Muscovy duck
…scutulata. There are no subspecies. The Muscovy duck was formerly placed into the paraphyletic "perching duck" assemblage, but subsequently moved to the dabbling duck subfamily Anatinae. Analysis of the mtDNA sequences of the cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 genes, however, indicates that it might be…
Spot-billed ducks dabbling
Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) in Hyderabad, India