We don't really have any wild Muscovy Ducks here, just some occasionally wild-breeding non-established escapees. Those are clearly "domestics" by phenotype. The wild-type Muscovy is solid black except for white wing patches and underwing coverts; the facial skin is black, too. Given many generations of breeding in the wild they can revert to the wild-type; the fact that ours in middle TN are still "domestic" phenotypes is an indicator that they are not far removed from captivity.
Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN On Mar 26, 2013, at 4:49 AM, queen mab wrote:
I am finally downloading and labeling my bird pics to smugmug and I have come across a pair of Muscovy Ducks photographed at Duck River on 11-05-12. Should I consider these ducks escaped domestics or the real deal. Pics Sent. Thank you!Marnie Mitchell Rutherford County <1378.JPG><1376.JPG>
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