German Pekin

This article is about the Pekin duck breed of Europe. For the Pekin breed of the United States, see American Pekin. For other uses, see Pekin duck (disambiguation).
German Pekin
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not listed[1]: 153 
  • GEH: seriously endangered
Other names
  • Pekin
  • Peking
  • White Pekin
Country of originChina
DistributionEurope
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    UK: 4.1 kg
    Germany: 3.5 kg
  • Female:
    UK: 3.6 kg
    Germany: 3.0 kg
Egg colourwhite or tinted
Classification
EEyes[2]
PCGBheavy[3]
German Pekin drake, illustration from Bruno Dürigen, Die Geflügelzucht, 1923
A duck

The German Pekin, German: Deutsche Pekingente, is a European breed of domestic duck. It is commonly called simply Pekin or White Pekin.[4][5] It is a different breed from the American Pekin, which is also commonly known by the same names. It was bred in Europe from birds originating in China and Japan and is distributed in many European countries.[2][4]

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