Ring-necked Duck

The adult male is similar in color pattern to the Eurasian Tufted Duck, its relative. It has a grey bill with a white band, a shiny purple head, a white breast, yellow eyes and a dark grey 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, unlike the white ring on its bill, which is why the bird is sometimes referred to as a ringbill.

The Ring-necked Duck is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) is a smaller diving duck from North America. Female The adult male is similar in color pattern to the Eurasian Tufted Duck, its relative. It has a grey bill with a white band, a shiny purple head, a white breast, yellow eyes and a dark grey 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. More

Dictionary: ring-necked duck (rĭng'nĕkt') pronunciation Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary n. A North American duck (Aythya collaris) having a distinctive light ring behind the tip of the bill and, in the male, a light chestnut ring around the neck. Also called ring-bill. More

ring-necked ducks have an iridescent black head, neck, breast and upperparts. The belly and flanks are whitish to grayish, with a distinctive triangular white wedge extending upward in the area in front of the folded wing. The bill is slate with a white border around the base and nares, and a pale white band behind the black tip. The "ringneck" name is derived from a faint brownish ring around the base of the neck, which is visible only upon close inspection. More

the Ring-necked Duck is more easily recognized by the bold white ring around its bill than the subtle purplish one around its neck. More

Ring-necked Duck does have a ringed neck, but the ring is almost never visible in the field. Overall, the Ring-necked Duck is similar in appearance to both the Greater and Lesser Scaups. The male Ring-necked Duck in breeding plumage has a deep-black, iridescent head, breast, and rump, and light flanks. Unlike the scaups, the Male Ring-necked Duck has a black back. More

Ring-necked Duck drakes have a barely visible brown ring at the base of the neck and a more noticeable white ring near the end of their gray bill. The head, breast, tail and back are black while the sides are white. The white triangle in front of the wing is visible from a distance. The hen has tan sides, a brown back and a less prominent ring on its bill. More

Ring-necked DucksRing-necked ducks should have been called ‘ring-bills’. The white ring around their bill is far more distinct then the chestnut neck ring which is only found on males and can only be seen at close range. Identification A small to medium sized diving duck, ringneck males are slightly larger then females. Males have black head, neck, breast and upperparts. Belly and flanks are white to grey with a distinct white triangle in front of the wings. More

The Ring-necked Duck prefers to breed in lakes and ponds surrounded by woodlands in the northern United States and Canada. In winter months, this species will typically fly south to southern North America, searching for lakes, ponds, rivers or bays. This species may also occasionally migrate to western Europe, Central America and Costa Rica. This bird dives for its food, and typical diets consist of plants, mollusks, insects and small fish. More

The ring-necked duck is a common Minnesota diver. Its brown neck ring, from which it gets its name, is hard to see at a distance. This duck is also called ringbill, because it has a white ring at the end of its bill. Ring-necked ducks breed in Minnesota's northeastern counties, though they're found in lesser numbers in other parts of the state as well. More

The Ring-necked Duck is misleadingly named for the chestnut coloured ring around the black neck of the breeding male, which is barely visible when identifying birds in the field. This species is sometimes mistaken for some of its diving duck relatives, like Lesser and Greater Scaup, but there are key differences to distinguish them. More

The female ring-necked duck is brown with a white eyering. The top of her head and her back are darker than the rest of her body and she has gray cheeks and a gray shoulder patch. The male ring-necked duck has a black back and head with gray sides and a white shoulder patch. Both sexes have a white ring around their bills and a slightly pointed head. More

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Related or Similar Species: Ring-necked Ducks are in the Aythya family which includes Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Canvasback, and Redhead in North America, and Tufted Duck and Pochard in Europe. Identification: Bill is distinctive and separates both male and female from similar scaups when seen well. More

Ring-necked Ducks feed mainly by diving for aquatic plants as well as some molluscs, aquatic insects and small fish. Ducks generally feed on larvae and pupae usually found under rocks, aquatic animals, plant material, seeds, small fish, snails and crabs. Feeding Ducks ... More

The Ring-necked Duck has a ring around its bill rather than its neck. This misleading name is due to the fact that the drake has a faint, narrow chestnut collar, but this marking can not be seen in flight. The Ring-necked Duck is one of the few ducks that nest on boggy ponds in the boreal forest. More than any other divers, the Ringnecks are essentially an inland species, being most abundant in the interior of the United States. More

Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris = ringneckedduck series details Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Aythya Description ringneckedduck The ring-necked duck is a diving duck 15-18 inches in length with a wingspan of 24-26 inches. More

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Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris One of my favorites, the ring-necked duck is a diving duck that wants to be a dabbling duck. Of all the divers, the ring-necked duck is much more likely to visit small bodies of freshwater, including beaver ponds, wood sloughs and bayous. It rises into flight more easily than other divers, which may explain why it is comfortable even on small ponds. More

declines throughout the past century, the Ring-necked Duck has proven rather adaptable, increasing in both number and range. The duck’s name is misleading; the subtle purple ring around the male’s otherwise black neck is often impossible to detect. Range & Distribution Ring-necked Ducks can be found in summer throughout the northern portions of North America. More

The Ring-necked duck is actually most clearly identified in the field by the white ring around its blueish bill, rather than the harder-to-see ring around its neck. It is possible that it received its name from scientists who found the brown ring around its neck while studying dead specimens. The Ring-necked Duck was first described in 1809 by Anglo Irish writer and amateur zoologist Edward Donovan. It does not gather in large flocks. More

Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris At-a-Glance • Type: Diving Duck • Peak Breeding Activity: March-May • Incubation: 26-27 days • Clutch Size: 6-14 eggs • Young Fledge: 49-56 days after hatching • Typical foods: aquatic plants, mollusks, fish, and shellfish Description The head, neck and breast of the ringneck is dark. More

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The ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is found across North America with the exception of the Arctic region. Adults are approximately seven to eight inches long and weigh about two pounds, and females are typically smaller than males. Males are mostly black with a white belly and rings of gray around the base of the bill. The female has tan sides, a brown back and a white belly, with a less pronounced bill ring. More

The ring-necked duck is one of the most abundant ducks of the western Canadian boreal forest. Appearance: The ring-necked duck is misleadingly named for the chestnut-coloured ring around the black neck of the breeding male, as is it is barely visible when identifying birds from a distance. Male has a black back, a white triangle in front of the folded wing, an angular head, white bars on the bill and uniformly dark wings. More

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