#0632 · 🐦 birds

Muscovy Duck

🇳🇱 Muskuseend ·Cairina moschata

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

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what is it?

The Muscovy duck ( Cairina moschata ) is a large duck native to Mexico and Central and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada. Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in parts of Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 422iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 101,342iNaturalist observations
weight 3 kgadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).