12 Facts About Muscovy duck

Muscovy duck is a large duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay.

In general, Barbary duck is the term used for C moschata in a culinary context.

The Muscovy duck is native to these lands, and it is likely that it was kept by the Muisca as a domestic animal to some extent.

Muscovy duck was formerly placed into the paraphyletic "perching duck" assemblage, but subsequently moved to the dabbling duck subfamily.

Muscovy duck has benefited from nest boxes in Mexico, but is somewhat uncommon in much of the eastern part of its range due to excessive hunting.

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Muscovy duck has been domesticated for centuries, and is widely traded as "Barbary duck".

The carcass of a Muscovy duck is much heavier than most other domestic ducks, which makes it ideal for the dinner table.

Muscovy duck can be crossed with mallards in captivity to produce hybrids known as mulards because they are sterile.

Muscovy duck drakes are commercially crossed with mallard-derived hens either naturally or by artificial insemination.

Conversely, though crossing mallard-derived drakes with Muscovy duck hens is possible, the offspring are neither desirable for meat nor for egg production.

The kashrut status of the Muscovy duck has been a matter of rabbinic discussion for over 150 years.

Study examining birds in northwestern Colombia for blood parasites found the Muscovy duck to be more frequently infected with Haemoproteus and malaria parasites than chickens, domestic pigeons, domestic turkeys and, in fact, almost all wild bird species studied.