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MUSCOVY DUCK Cairina moschata
You may recognise this warty-faced duck from the local farmyard! The wild form however is black, never white, and is a shy bird, usually found along forested waterways where it freely perches in trees. In flight they show dramatic white flashes along the wings which help to identify them.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE471PH) Adult male, Madrejón, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE472PH) Same male as (FPAVE471PH) swimming (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3023PH) Adult female, Madrejón, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE272PH) Adult in flight (middle) with two White-faced Whistling-Ducks, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE273PH) Pair male left and female right, Itaipú Zoo, Hernandarias, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith March 2008).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE274PH) Juvenile (foreground), Itaipú Zoo, Hernandarias, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith March 2008).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE473VI) Wild male with captive female, Madrejón, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith November 2010). This wild male persistently pursued a captive female during November 2010, driving off her captive mate and flying only when approached too closely.
VIDEO B - (FPAVE3024VI) Adult female, Madrejón, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
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