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Muscovy Duck
Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Ducks & screamers

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMuscovy Duck
DutchMuskuseend
SpanishPato real
Chinese疣鼻栖鸭
Sranan Tongobus'doksi
Sranan Tongodoksi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) 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 ducks can be found locally in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusCairina

In Suriname

165Records in Suriname
1897First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para20
  • Nickerie19
  • Commewijne9
  • Paramaribo8
  • Sipaliwini7
  • Coronie5
  • Wanica2
  • Marowijne1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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