How to Pronounce Duck Breeds ** Updated with Sound!

[1lpoock]

I was bored and I thought I would make a list with pronounciations because I always hear people saying the names wrong. I believe that all of these are correct...if you want more added or have a correction, just post!

Click on "Listen" next to each duck and then click the little sound symbol on the next page to hear it pronounced.


Domestic

Anconas------Ahn Con Ah Listen

Aylesbury----- Ails Berry Listen

Bali-----Ball ee Listen

Campbell-----Cam Bell Listen

Cayuga-----Ky OO Gah Listen

Muscovy----- Musk Ah V Listen

Pekin Ducks---- Pee Kin Listen

Rouen Ducks---- Roo Ahn Listen

Saxony---- Sack Son Eee Listen

Welsh Harlequins---- WellShh Har li kwin Listen

Wild Breeds

Falcated Teal---- Fell Kated Teel Listen This is for falcate...just add a D at the end

Merganser---- Mer Gan Zer Listen

Pochard---- Poe Cherd Listen

Baikal Teal---- By Kal Listen

Scaup----Skawp Listen

Widgeon---- Widge On Listen

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

Looks like I've been pronouncing them all right. Thanks!

 

[canada-goose]

Neat! I always thought you were supposed to say it ay-lus-bury! I guess I was wrong!

 

[rainplace]

I thought it was

bali = ball ee (as in the island)

 

[1lpoock]

Oh yeah it is...dont know why i put I...fixed it!

 

[CityChicker]

Ooooh, what a fun thread! There are a few of them that I have always said differently....

Cayuga- I have always said Kay Ew Ga. I know there is a lake in NY, any from there know for sure?

Muscovy- Musk Oh V. That is how I always heard it growing up in the midwest, but I never talk to anyone about Muscovies, so probably anyone that does would know better.

Pekin- I have always heard Pay Kin.

Rouen- I used to say it like Row-in as in "Rowin' a boat" LOL, until someone from France was chatting with me about poultry and told me they used to have "Roan" with a long o "Claires", which are basically light phase Rouens. Again, I don't know for sure what is correct though.

There is probably a little bit of the "Tomato, Ta-mah-toe", "Potato, Pa-tah-toe" thing going on....

 

[1lpoock]

I changed the muscovy one because I think we are saying it the same, i just had a bad example and yes the lake cayuga is pronounced the way I have it I googled it

 

[CityChicker]

Oh, that is good to know! Now I have to break myself of saying "Kay-Ew-Ga".

 

[nettie]

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I had the same problem until someone corrected me. Then I saw a show on tv about the lake in NY and figured it must be right. lol

 

[jmc]

Actually the breed is just Campbell. I don't mean to sound pedantic--though I suppose I do anyway!

There are three varieties: the most common is Khaki; then there are also White, and Pied--tougher to find.

Not sure about the scovy pronunciation.

I agree with what you posted, myself.

But every dictionary I have checked actually has it--with very few exceptions--as 'MUSK-a-vee'

I prefer Musk-O-vee, but then I am stubborn

good job on this thread