A duck that doesn't migrate

Muscovy ducks were domesticated in North America long before Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean. The wild duck from which the domesticated Muscovy duck evolved is a black duck with white patches on the wings. Today the domesticated Muscovy duck is larger than its ancestors and comes in a variety of colors -- black, brown, white, lavender and pied.

Feral Muscovy ducks are common around urban lakes in much of North America, where they tolerate close human interaction. Often they seem tame as they come for pop corn, cookies or bread thrown by friendly people. These ducks also will eat small fish, insects, grain and aquatic plants.

Muscovy ducks do not migrate and are considered an invasive species in the United States.