Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) made in Ruta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina on 15/08/2026. The photograph was published by Gustavo Marasco and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Community Comments
Peter Vidana says:
Qué llevaba en el pico?
Gustavo Marasco says:
Hola Peter, para mi sigue siendo una incógnita. Primero pensé que llevaba un huevo . Pero luego algunas personas me sugirieron que seria esa especie de algodón que genera un árbol. y que eso lo estaría llevando para armar un nido
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Anseriformes | |
| Family: | Anatidae | |
| Scientific name: | Cairina moschata | |
| English Name: | Muscovy Duck | |
| Spanish Name: | Pato Real | |
| Portuguese Name: | Pato-do-mato | |
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| Sex: | Female | |
| Life stage: | N/A | |
| Registration date: | 15/08/2026 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Misiones | |
| Location or protected area: | Parque Nacional Iguazú | |
| Detailed location: | Ruta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada | |
| Exact coordinates: | -25.714916, -54.449352 | |
| Exact altitude: | 196 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | High | |
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| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
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| Photography ID: | 699703 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 08/18/2026 23:33:32 | |
