A male Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata, watches a sunset near a private lake in Plano on Monday, June 30, 2008.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference

The muscovy (Cairina moschata), a unique ducklike species of the South American rainforest, belongs to a small group of waterfowl that perch in trees.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Chicken] Reference

Other species of conservation importance include the critically endangered giant ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) and the endangered white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata).    From Wordnik.com.  [Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests] Reference

Notable bird species include white-winged wood duck Cairina scutulata, Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelana, Burmese peafowl Polyplectron bicalaratum and green peafowl Pavo muticus (V).    From Wordnik.com.  [Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand] Reference

Other avian flagships include the white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata, EN), the endemic white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis, EN), and the Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis, EN).    From Wordnik.com.  [Biological diversity in the Himalayas] Reference

Included in this assemblage are the lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), Storm's stork (Ciconia stormi), white-winged wood duck (Cairina scutulata), and spot-billed pelican (Pelicanus philippensis).    From Wordnik.com.  [Indochina mangroves] Reference

Several bird species native to the region are the screamer Chauna chavarria, the wild muscovy duck Cairina moschata, the comb duck Sarkidiornis melanotos, the tree or whistling ducks Dendrocygna autumnalis, D. viduata and D. bicolor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Magdalena-Urabá moist forests] Reference

The imperial pheasant (Lophura imperialis) and Edwards's pheasant (L. edwardsi) are critically endangered, and the Vietnamese fireback (L. haitensis) and white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata) are endangered species found in this ecoregion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Annamites rain forests] Reference

Among these are Chauna chavarria, Cairina moschata, Sarkidiornis melanotos, Dendrocygna autumnalis, Dendrocygna bicolor, and important fishes such as Brycon moorei, Ichthyoelephas longirostris, Prochilodus reticulatus, Petenia krausii, and Tarpon atlanticus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sinú Valley dry forests] Reference

Although the native Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) were both eventually domesticated by the Aztecs and the Maya, they were originally obtained by hunting and trapping, and later were raised from eggs or chicks found in the wild.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexican Wild Game - Duck And Quail] Reference

The swampy grasslands and forests provide important habitat for many waterbirds, including herons, egrets, bitterns, pond herons, whistling ducks, pygmy geese, lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), milky stork (Mycteris cinerea), and the rare white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata).    From Wordnik.com.  [Sumatran freshwater swamp forests] Reference

Many of these are now rare in Thailand, including green peafowl Pavo muticus, red-headed vulture Torgos calvus, Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelana, Burmese peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum, rufous-necked hornbill Aceros nipalensis and white-winged wooduck Cairina scutulata.    From Wordnik.com.  [Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand] Reference

Birds more specific to mangrove communities are roseate spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja), white-fronted parrot (Amazona albifrons), blue winged teal (Anas discors), common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus), muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), and mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia).    From Wordnik.com.  [Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves] Reference

Among the other bird species that need conservation attention are the globally threatened white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata), the critically endangered Edwards's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), and the threatened Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), green peafowl (Pavo muticus), and Germain's peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini).    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Annamites montane rain forests] Reference

Greater wood ducks (Cairina species).    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Chicken] Reference

Cairina moschata) foraging on shore.    From Wordnik.com.  [xenogere] Reference

Other birds most specific to mangroves include roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), gray-necked wood rail (Aramides cajanea), rufous-necked wood rail (A. axillaris), mangrove black-hawk (Buteogallus subtilis), green-backed heron (Butorides striatus), Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), white ibis (Eudocimus albus), Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona), mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia), and black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) just to name a few.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moist Pacific Coast mangroves] Reference

But there are several other birds that are indicators of habitat integrity and are thus of conservation importance, such as Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae), Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae), silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera), grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), green peafowl (Pavo muticus), Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos), brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), plain-pouched hornbill (Aceros subruficollis), rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), wreathed hornbill (Aceros undulatus), and white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata).    From Wordnik.com.  [Kayah-Karen montane rain forests] Reference

The ecoregion also harbors the globally threatened rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) and several other threatened species, including the white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata), ferruginous pochard (Aythya nyroca), Pallas's fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), marsh babbler (Pellorneum palustre), tawny-breasted wren-babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus), Manipur bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis), bristled grassbird (Chaetornis striatus), Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules), greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), black-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis flavirostris), dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda), and beautiful nuthatch (Sitta formosa).    From Wordnik.com.  [Meghalaya subtropical forests] Reference