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Where does the Muscovy Duck live?

Cairina moschata has 703,082 records in 190 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeCairina

When it is recorded

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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 413,174
Brazil 43,107
Costa Rica 32,091
Spain 21,191
Mexico 20,049
Australia 16,462
Colombia 14,821
Netherlands 13,482
Portugal 12,135
Argentina 11,171
Belgium 9,831
Honduras 8,060
Peru 7,366
Taiwan 6,426
Panama 5,927
Puerto Rico 5,806
New Zealand 4,765
Belize 4,350
United Kingdom 4,245
Italy 3,952
Ecuador 3,414
Venezuela 2,728
Denmark 2,626
Germany 2,287
Bahamas 2,192
Canada 2,182
Israel 1,994
Bolivia 1,975
Guyana 1,963
Aruba 1,727
France 1,601
Austria 1,495
United Arab Emirates 1,482
Guatemala 1,298
El Salvador 1,070
Nicaragua 1,061
Paraguay 932
Dominican Republic 860
Uruguay 778
Greece 704

Showing the top 40 of 190 places.

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.