| Taxonomy: Order Anseriformes >> Family Anatidae >> Genus Cairina 
 
 Acquire This Photo| Muscovy Duck  (Unique ID: 509)Return to Last Page: Click on image
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Species: Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
 Location: Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida, United States
 Age: chick/nestling     Plumage: downy     Activity: perching/standing
 Sex: ---     Visibility: full body     Quantity: single
 Photographer: Judd Patterson     Date: November 12, 2005
 Equipment: Canon EOS 20D and Canon 300mm f/4L IS     Megapixels: 0.0
 
 Notes: feral, domesticated duckAnyone who has seen an adult Muscovy Duck knows that there is a dramatic transformation as it ages. The cuteness factor diminishes ever so slightly!
 
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