page_title: Domestic muscovy duck
section_title: Domestic varieties
hierarchical_section_title: Domestic muscovy duck / Description / Domestic varieties
context_page_description: The domestic Muscovy duck is a domesticated form of the wild Muscovy duck that originated in South America. It is bred for meat, feathers and eggs, as pets and sometimes as guard animals.
context_section_description: The original species is approximately black, with small white marks on the wings. Domestic birds come in a variety of colors and patterns.
  Black
  Blue
  Chocolate
  Piebald (white with any color mixed)
  White
  Lavender
  Bronze
  Ripple
  many Pastel colors, but these are very rare
caption: Lavender hen
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