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A Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) at the Bay Area Park in Clear Lake, Texas. Also known as a pato real, or royal duck. Males are more brightly colored than females and have red fleshy carnicules on their faces, over their eyes and at the base of their bills; this photo is of a male. Muscovy ducks feed mostly on underwater vegetation, seeds and acorns. Scientific classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Cairina
Species: Cairina moschata



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	A Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) at the Bay Area Park in Clear Lake, Texas. Also known as a pato real, or royal duck. Males are more brightly colored than females and have red fleshy carnicules on their faces, over their eyes and at the base of their bills; this photo is of a male. Muscovy ducks feed mostly on underwater vegetation, seeds and acorns. Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Cairina Species: Cairina moschata


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