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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris

Medium-sized diving duck
Bump or peak on back of head
Bill bluish with white ring near black tip
Male with black head, chest, back, and rear end, gray sides, and a white stripe up the shoulder
Size: 15-18 in
Wingspan: 24-25 in
Weight: 17-32 ounces
Breeding male bold black-and-white; female drab
brown with white eye ring

Syllables: ring-necked duck
Pronunciation: rIng nehkt duhk



Ring-necked Duck - Male
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Ring-necked Duck - Female
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Ring-necked Duck - Female
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Ring-necked Duck - Male
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Ring-necked Duck - Male
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Ring-necked Duck - Male
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Ring-necked Duck - Male
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The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
is a smaller diving duck.

The adult male has a gray bill with a white band, a shiny purple head, a white breast, yellow eyes and a dark gray back. The adult female has a pale brown head and body with a dark brown back, a dark bill with a more subtle light band than the male and brown eyes. The cinnamon neck ring is usually difficult to observe.

Their breeding habitat is wooded lakes or ponds in the northern United States and Canada. The nest is bowl-shaped, built with aquatic vegetation and lined with down, in a dry location near open water. The female lays 8 to 10 eggs and may remain with the young until they are able to fly.

They over winter in the southern United States usually in lakes, ponds, rivers or bays.

This strong migrant is a rare but regular vagrant to Western Europe.

These birds feed mainly by diving. They eat aquatic plants as well as some mollusks, aquatic insects and small fish.

Ring-necked Duck

Scientific classification

         Kingdom: Animalia
         Phylum:   Chordata
         Class:   Aves
         Order:   Anseriformes
         Family:   Anatidae
         Genus:   Aythya
         Species:   Collaris

Binomial name
Aythya collaris