Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
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Length: 12 inches Wingspan: 28 inches
Small, compact diving duck
Peaked crown
Dark wing with grayish flight feathers ...
Ring-necked Duck
Relatives in same Genus
Lesser Scaup (A. affinis)
Redhead (A. americana)
Tufted Duck (A. fuligula)
Greater Scaup (A. marila)
Canvasback (A. valisineria) ...
Song: Ring-necked Duck Song
Migration: Summers through Canada, the upper Midwest and Plains, and New England. Winters in the Southern U.S., along the coasts, and in Mexico.
Similar Species: Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup ...
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) breeds across most of Canada and parts of the northern United States. It winters in the southern U.S. and on both coasts and across most of Mexico.
Ring-necked Duck: Medium-sized diving duck with black upperparts and weakly tufted, glossy purple-black head. Neck, upper breast, and tail are black, lower breast and belly are white, and sides are pale gray.
Ring-necked Ducks pair off over the winter, and remain together at least through the incubation of the eggs. The female chooses a nest site, usually on a small mound of earth or mat of vegetation near open water.
Ring-necked Duck Behaviour
No observations regarding Ring-necked Duck behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Ring-necked Ducks ...
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2011
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Occurs as a common migrant on lakes and ponds throughout the lab.
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris (Donovan)
Status Fairly common transient, uncommon in summer, rare in winter. Breeds.
THE RING-NECKED DUCK.
[Ring-necked Duck.]
FULIGULA RIUFITORQUES, Bonap.
[Aythya collaris.] ...
Ring-necked duck numbers have been steady in recent years. They are the fourth most abundant duck in Minnesota. However, acid rain may be affecting the ring-necked population, particularly in the northeastern United States.
Ring-Necked Duck
The Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, is always a treat to see as it winters on fresh water throughout the U.S.
Ring-necked Duck
Winter Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Ruddy Duck
Winter Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris. Common in winter, early spring, and late fall, and uncommon to rare in other seasons in all regions. Found in shallow, wooded, freshwater ponds, swamps, and lakes. Lowest Conservation Concern.
The Ring-necked Duck occurs through most of the northern United States, Canada, and in isolated areas in central United States during the breeding season.
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris: Saint John's Pond, Laurel Hollow, NY 07 Jan
Tufted Duck* Aythya fuligula: Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 07 Jan
Greater Scaup Aythya marila: Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, CA, 01 Jan ...
Great Cormorant (9) Black Duck (6) RING-NECKED DUCK (1m.) Com. Eider (141) KING EIDER (1-1W male)-Flew past NW to SE. Harlequin Duck (15) Surf Scoter (12) White-winged Scoter (10) Black Scoter (44) Oldsquaw (22) Com.
Hybrid ducks of the genus Aythya, including birds which are a mixture of Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup, Pochard, Ferruginous Duck and Ring-necked Duck ...
Hybrids between Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks are recognizable by very dark wings contrasting with a light grey underside more than in the Lesser Scaup but less than in the Ring-necked Duck.
Hybrids between the Lesser Scaup and the Redhead (A.
(By contrast, other ducks -- called 'divers,' for example, the Canvasback and Ring-necked Ducks -- feed on aquatic and marine life well below the surface, often remaining submerged for 20 to 30 seconds.) ...
Aythya collaris - Ring-necked Duck
Aythya nyroca - Ferruginous Duck (photo)
Aythya fuligula - Tufted Pochard
Aythya marila - Greater Scaup
Aythya affinis - Lesser Scaup
Somateria
Somateria mollissima - Common Eider ...
 See also: Duck, Scaup, Greater scaup, Wigeon, Scoter
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