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The sacred ibis, a bird that was venerated in Ancient Egypt, is an example of how birds were a significant part of Egyptian culture. This is a list of the species of birds found in Egypt, a country in north-east Africa. [1] The avifauna of Egypt include a total of 501 species of birds. No species are endemic to Egypt. [2] [3]
The mulard duck, hybrid of the domestic Pekin duck and domesticated Muscovy ducks. Brewer's duck, hybrid of the mallard and gadwall. Genus Anas. In Australia, New Zealand and other areas where the Pacific black duck occurs, it is hybridised by the much more aggressive introduced mallard.
Hybrid of mallard duck × Muscovy duck. Charles Darwin also described duck hybrids in The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication: Hybrids are often raised between the common and musk duck, and I have been assured by three persons, who have kept these crossed birds, that they were not wild; but Mr. Garnett (13/45.
It debuted in Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape (where it was mistakenly claimed that Velociraptor DNA was used to make it) and appeared Jurassic World: The Game and the Jurassic World: Dino Hybrid toyline. Compsteganathus - A hybrid of a Compsognathus, a Stegosaurus, and a tree frog. It debuted in the Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect toyline.
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhyncos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
A tufted duck × common pochard hybrid. Note the casual resemblance to a lesser scaup in head shape, but distinguishable by the more uniform (less vermiculated) mantle feathers, and the bill pattern with a pale band and large black tip (uniform bluish in lesser scaup).
The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans.Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, the species has also been introduced to Europe, the United States and elsewhere outside their natural range.
The Muscovy is commonly reared for meat. [4]: 78 Mulards from the crossing of a Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and a wild-type mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)In commercial production, it is often crossed with a mallard-derived domestic duck such as the Rouen or Pekin to produce the hybrid known as a mulard.