Photo By/Credit
Karney, Lee/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
06/19/2012Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Muscovy ducks are brownish-black in coloration, with iridescent green and purple dorsal plumage and white wing patches. The legs and feet are grayish-black and the iris is yellowish-brown. Males and females are similar in appearance, but males are nearly twice as large as females.
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