The perching ducks were previously treated as a small group of ducks in the duck , goose and swan family Anatidae , grouped together on the basis of their readiness to perch high in trees . The grouping has subsequently been shown to be artificial, with the different members more closely related to various other ducks than to each other.
Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubi : Anatinae dabbling duck subgroup Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroupWhite-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup Wood Duck Aix sponsa : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroupMandarin Duck Aix galericulata : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroupGreen Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandellanus : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroupAfrican Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup Salvadori's Duck Salvadorina waigiuensis : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroupManed Duck Chenonetta jubata : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroupBrazilian Duck Amazonetta brasiliensis : Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup
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Muscovy Ducks (1263 words)
The Muscovy Duck , Cairina moschata, is a large perching duck which is native to Mexico, Central and South America. The Domestic Muscovy duck is matrilineally descended from the wild Muscovy Duck . The duck must be allowed to incubate and hatch at least 2 ducklings, otherwise she will abandon the nest and immediately start a new nest elsewhere.
Perching duck - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (213 words)
Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubi: Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata: Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata: Anatinae , dabbling duck subgroup
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