pttenn Cream of the Crop  9,671 posts Likes: 6 Joined Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee More info | Sep 14, 2006 19:08 | #1 By the pond on the Greenway, saw several of these duck-looking birds, more goose size, though, and snapped a picture. Looked in 3 bird books and couldn't find them. Is it some kind of turkey? Not looking for critiques, just wonder what it is???  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Canon 50D, 40D, Tokina 12-24,Canon 18-55,Canon 28-135 IS, Canon 50 1.8,Canon 75-300 5.6,
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SalientGlass Goldmember 2,357 posts Joined Nov 2005 More info | Sep 14, 2006 19:51 | #2 Yeah, I'd like to know too. I caught some pictures of these yesterday and thought they looked a bit like a cross between a duck, goose and chook.
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nwyman Cream of the Crop  More info | Sep 14, 2006 19:59 | #3 looks like a Muscovy Duck to me. EOS 6D, SX50HS, Tamron 150-600
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KeithR Goldmember 2,856 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Blyth, Northumberland, NE England More info | Sep 14, 2006 20:06 | #4 Muscovy duck it is.
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SalientGlass Goldmember 2,357 posts Joined Nov 2005 More info | Sep 14, 2006 20:13 | #5 Is the rough face the give-away or do other types have that as well?
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nwyman Cream of the Crop More info | Sep 14, 2006 20:57 | #6 The face, for me. I googled it, and there are apparently whole bunches of different colors and mutations. But they all have that lovely face. EOS 6D, SX50HS, Tamron 150-600
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skydolphins Senior Member  864 posts Joined Jul 2006 Location: Warwick, RI More info | Sep 15, 2006 06:40 | #7 nice chot of a male (i believe) muscovy duck one of my fav ducks come in a variety of colors too. my friend used to have a bunch of them on her farm.
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JimM Goldmember 1,656 posts Likes: 39 Joined Aug 2006 More info | Sep 15, 2006 08:37 | #8 It is indeed a muscovy duck, the only domestic duck not bred from the wild mallard. It was domesticated from a wild South American species known as either the muscovy or royal duck. I haven't heard royal duck used for years. The true wild muscovy occurs as far north as Mexico. Although there is a small wild population in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, most of the "wild" muscovy ducks in the U.S. are feral populations of the domestic form. More than anyone wanted to know, I'm sure.
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Jim M wrote: It is indeed a muscovy duck, the only domestic duck not bred from the wild mallard. It was domesticated from a wild South American species known as either the muscovy or royal duck. I haven't heard royal duck used for years. The true wild muscovy occurs as far north as Mexico. Although there is a small wild population in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, most of the "wild" muscovy ducks in the U.S. are feral populations of the domestic form. More than anyone wanted to know, I'm sure. No, that's very interesting...thank you for the info! Canon 50D, 40D, Tokina 12-24,Canon 18-55,Canon 28-135 IS, Canon 50 1.8,Canon 75-300 5.6,
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