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A duckling is a young duck in downy plumage [1] or baby duck, [2] but in the food trade a young domestic duck which has just reached adult size and bulk and its meat is still fully tender, is sometimes labelled as a duckling. A male is called a drake and the female is called a duck, or in ornithology a hen. [3] [4]
- Duck as Food
Duck meat Duck breast topped with foie gras. Duck is...
- Domestic Duck
Domestic ducks (mainly mallard, Anas platyrhynchos...
- Duck (Disambiguation)
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- Anatidae
The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that...
- Mandarin Duck
Synonyms. Anas galericulata Linnaeus, 1758. The mandarin...
- Geese
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- Waterfowl
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl...
- Muscovy Duckling
Description Cairina moschata domestica head detail. All...
- Bufflehead
The bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of...
- Pacific Black Duck
The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) is a dabbling...
- Duck as Food
Domestic ducks (mainly mallard, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, with some Muscovy ducks, Cairina moschata domestica) are ducks that have been domesticated and raised for meat and eggs. A few are kept for show, or for their ornamental value. Most varieties of domesticated ducks, apart from the Muscovy duck and hybrids, are descended from the ...
Anas aduncaLinnaeus, 1758. The mallard ( / ˈmælɑːrd, ˈmælərd /) or wild duck ( Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and ...
List of duck breeds. 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 ...
Description Cairina moschata domestica head detail. All Muscovy ducks have long claws on their feet and a wide, flat tail. In the domestic drake (male), length is about 86 cm (34 in) and weight is 4.6–6.8 kg (10–15 lb), while the domestic hen (female) is much smaller, at 64 cm (25 in) in length and 2.7–3.6 kg (6.0–7.9 lb) in weight.
The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is from 47 to 54 cm (19 to 21 in) in length with a wingspan of between 66 and 73 cm (26 and 29 in). The wood duck's weight ranges from 454–862 grams (16.0–30.4 oz). [9] This is about three-quarters the length of an adult mallard.
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Synonyms. Anas galericulata Linnaeus, 1758. The mandarin duck ( Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic. It is sexually dimorphic, males showing a dramatic difference from the females. [3] It is medium-sized, at 41–49 cm (16–19 in) long with a 65–75 cm (26–30 in) wingspan.
