Sydney Birder<p><strong>Muscovy ducks meet a Brush-turkey</strong></p><p>Two Muscovy ducks hiss and wag their tails to warn off an Australian Brush-turkey. The Brush-turkey had been investigating my shoes, then it decided to see what the two interesting ducks were up to. The encounter ends peacefully. No feathers flying this time!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/iffXt6UnwT8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/iffXt6UnwT8</a></p><p>Muscovy ducks come from the Americas, and are actually more like a cross between a goose and a duck than just a duck. They hiss like geese, although it’s a very quiet hiss. Their faces and heads look like geese, but their body shape is more like a duck’s.</p><p>I’ve seen this pair of Muscovies at Manly Dam often — they’ve made this area their home.</p><p>Common name: Australian Brush-turkey and Muscovy duck<br>Scientific name: <em><em>Alectura lathami</em></em> <em> </em>(Brush-turkey) and <em>Cairina moschata</em> (Muscovy)<br>Approximate length: 60-70 cm (Brush-turkey) and 76–84 cm (Muscovy)<br>Date spotted: 29 April 2025 (autumn)<br>Location: Manly Dam park, New South Wales, Australia: <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/iSPLucxBPcfyeXyM8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">33°46’44.9″S 151°14’58.4″E</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/australia/" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/bird-calls/" target="_blank">#birdCalls</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/birds-2/" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/birdwatching/" target="_blank">#birdwatching</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/brush-turkey/" target="_blank">#BrushTurkey</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/muscovy-duck/" target="_blank">#MuscovyDuck</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/sydney-birds/" target="_blank">#SydneyBirds</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sydneybirder.com/tag/waterbirds/" target="_blank">#waterbirds</a></p>