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title: "Muscovy Duck"
description: "Cairina moschata — Uccelli. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/muscovy-duck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Muscovy Duck

> Cairina moschata — Uccelli. 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.

- Scientific name: *Cairina moschata*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 99475
- Wikidata: [Q242851](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242851)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7120](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7120)

## Names

- en: Muscovy Duck
- de: Moschusente
- es: Pato real
- fr: Canard musqué
- nl: Muskuseend
- pt: Pato-selvagem
- pl: Piżmówka amerykańska

## Countries with the most observations

US (52296), MX (4609), BR (3906), ES (3354), PT (2474), AU (1569), IT (1561), CR (1112), GB (1110), CO (1081), AR (994), NZ (749)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovy_duck

## Photo

![Muscovy Duck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/muscovy-duck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122033299

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/muscovy-duck?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).