Cairina

Muscovy duck ( Cairina moschata)

Cairina is a genus of dabbling ducks ( Anatini ).

Occasionally, these species together with Aix also assigned its own, however, very heterogeneous tribes of gloss ducks ( Cairinini ). The genus Cairina has only two representatives:

  • Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata
  • Malays duck, Cairina scutulata

The pet form of Cairina moschata is the Muscovy Duck (also muscovy duck ). This makes it next to the Mallard, the only domesticated breeds of ducks. Cairina scutulata is highly endangered.

Anatinae John Fleming (naturalist)
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