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Cairina moschata

Photo by Joe A.
Location: Houston, Texas

[edit] Identification

L. 86cm.

• Dark
• White in the wings
• Long talons on feet
• Wide flat tail
• Bare red face with a caruncle at the base of the bill
• Low erectile crest of feathers

[edit] Distribution

Mexico, Central America and South America.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Forested swamps, lakes and streams.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

8-16 white eggs are laid, usually in a tree hole or hollow, and are incubated for 35 days.

[edit] Diet

Includes plant material obtained by grazing or dabbling in shallow water, and some small vertebrates and insects.

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