Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) — Facts, Habitat & Conservation

について

バリケンはメキシコから南米にかけて分布する大型のカモです。雄は顔の赤い肉垂が特徴的です。家禽として世界中で飼育されており、熱帯の湿地、川、沼地に生息します。木の洞に営巣し、草、種子、昆虫を採食します。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	69.0 cm	27.2 in
体重	2140.0 g	75.49 oz

識別

羽毛

Glossy black plumage with large white wing patches. Bare red facial skin with warty caruncles, more extensive in males. Males larger; females less knobby-faced. Dark bill. Domestic forms vary widely in color.

Habitat & Range

Tropical and subtropical lowland forest near rivers, lakes, mangroves, and wetlands from Mexico through Central America to Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Common near forest-edge water. Feral populations worldwide.

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分布域

Breeds across northern Eurasia from Scandinavia east to the Russian Far East; winters in the tropical Old World.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; omnivorous diet shifts with season and water conditions.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 35 days. Fledging: 105 days.

一腹卵数

8-15

鳴き声

さえずり

Males are nearly silent; females give a raspy, low 'grrrr' hiss when threatened. Domesticated birds familiar worldwide but wild birds are surprisingly quiet and secretive.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Cairina
種	Cairina moschata

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よくある質問

What does the Muscovy Duck eat?

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; omnivorous diet shifts with season and water conditions.

Where does the Muscovy Duck live?

Tropical and subtropical lowland forest near rivers, lakes, mangroves, and wetlands from Mexico through Central America to Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Common near forest-edge water. Feral populations worldwide.

Is the Muscovy Duck endangered?

The Muscovy Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Muscovy Duck nest?

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 35 days. Fledging: 105 days.

What does the Muscovy Duck sound like?

Males are nearly silent; females give a raspy, low 'grrrr' hiss when threatened. Domesticated birds familiar worldwide but wild birds are surprisingly quiet and secretive.

How big is the Muscovy Duck?

The Muscovy Duck has a wingspan of 69.0 cm, weight of 2140.0 g.

What order and family does the Muscovy Duck belong to?

The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.