The Muscovy duck is a large duck native to the Americas. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, the Big Island of Hawaii, 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.124
Protonym:
Anas moschata
Type locality:
India; Brazil substituted by Berlepsch and Hartert, 1902, Novit. ZooL, 9, p. 131.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/142/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
8DE140468464FA45
Avibase ID:
avibase-8DE14046
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8DE14046
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175246
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Canard musqué ( Cairina moschata) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Canard musqué ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 1st edition: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2021: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2022: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2023: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 3rd edition: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 4th edition: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2015: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2016: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2017: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2018: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Clements, version 2019: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 1.50: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 1.52: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 1.53: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 1.54: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 1.55: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2015: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2016: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2017: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2018: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2019: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2021: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2022: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
eBird version 2023: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cairina moschata |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cairina moschata |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cairina moschata |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cairina moschata |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cairina moschata |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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