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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. Duck breeds are normally officially recognized and described by a national body ...
This is a list of duck breeds. For information about duck in general, see ducks. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. * ...
The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans.The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 174 Anatidae species distributed among 53 genera, 32 of which have only one species.
Subfamily: Aythyinae, diving ducks (Some 15 species of diving ducks, of worldwide distribution, in two to four genera; The 1986 morphological analysis [10] suggested the probably extinct pink-headed duck of India, previously treated separately in Rhodonessa, should be placed in Netta, but this has been questioned. [15]
Ducks generally only have one partner at a time, although the partnership usually only lasts one year. [26] Larger species and the more sedentary species (like fast-river specialists) tend to have pair-bonds that last numerous years. [27] Most duck species breed once a year, choosing to do so in favourable conditions (spring/summer or wet seasons).
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Aug. 18—MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Continental breeding duck populations are down 7% from 2022, Ducks Unlimited said Friday, Aug. 18, in reporting results from the annual spring North American waterfowl ...
Most breeds of duck may lay some 200 eggs per year, [13]: 258 though the Indian Runner may produce over 300 eggs annually. [2] The females of many breeds of domestic duck are unreliable at sitting their eggs and raising their young. Exceptions include the Rouen duck and especially the Muscovy duck.