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  2. Muscovy duck - Wikipedia

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    The true wild Muscovy duck, from which all domestic Muscovies originated, is blackish, with large white wing patches. Length can range from 66 to 84 cm (26 to 33 in), wingspan from 137 to 152 cm (54 to 60 in) and weight from 1.1 to 4.1 kg (2.4 to 9.0 lb).

  3. Angel wing - Wikipedia

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    A duck with angel wing A Muscovy duck with angel wing. Angel wing, also known as airplane wing, [1] slipped wing, crooked wing, and drooped wing, [citation needed] is a syndrome that affects primarily aquatic birds, such as geese and ducks, in which the last joint of the wing is twisted with the wing feathers pointing out laterally, instead of lying against the body.

  4. Anatidae - Wikipedia

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    Pteronetta, Hartlaub's duck – traditionally dabbling ducks, but may be closer to Cyanochen; Cairina and Asarcornis, Muscovy duck and white-winged duck, respectively (2 species) – traditionally dabbling ducks, but may be paraphyletic, with one species in Tadorninae and the other closer to diving ducks

  5. List of birds of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs, and large feet which are only partially webbed. They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and in territorial disputes. One species has been recorded in Guyana.

  6. List of birds of Martinique - Wikipedia

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    They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. Common nighthawk (engoulevent d'Amérique), Chordeiles minor; Antillean nighthawk (engoulevent piramidig), Chordeiles gundlachii (A)

  7. Duck - Wikipedia

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    The wings are very strong and are generally short and pointed, ... (Anas platyrhynchos), apart from the Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata). [46] [47] ...

  8. List of birds of Dominica - Wikipedia

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    Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (A) West Indian whistling-duck, Dendrocygna arborea (A)

  9. List of birds of Everglades National Park - Wikipedia

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    Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.