Domestic muscovy duck
| Muscovy duck | |
|---|---|
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| A Piebald Muscovy drake | |
| Domesticated | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Cairina |
| Species: | C. moschata |
| Subspecies: | C. m. domestica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cairina moschata domestica (Donkin, 1989) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cairina moschata momelanotus | |
The domestic muscovy duck (Cairina moschata domestica) is a domesticated form of the wild muscovy duck originated from South America.
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