Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB, SNRM - Unranked Breeding and Migrant |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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14″ to 18″ in length 25″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Reservoirs, shallow ponds, swamps, marshes, sloughs |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Early March to late May and mid-September to early December |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common migrant and breeder Over 100,000 Ring-necked Ducks descend on Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge during migration each fall. |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Anseriformes (waterfowl) | ||
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Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) | ||
| Subfamily | Anatinae (dabbling ducks) | ||
Genus |
Aythya (scaups, pochards, and allies) | ||
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| Ring-necked Duck Allen Chartier |
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| Ring-necked Duck Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Aythya collaris wetvideocamera |
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Published on Nov 23, 2013 Ring-necked Duck at Hasyings Park Sanctuary . February 2, 2013 |
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| Ring-necked duck preening. Frank Blangeard |
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Published on Dec 29, 2012 Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) seen in Hillsboro, Oregon. As it preens the brown ring on the neck from which it gets its' name can be seen. Taken with a Sony DSC-HX200V. |
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| Ring-necked Duck (Anatidae: Aythya collaris) Male and Female Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on May 24, 2011 Photographed at Turtle River State Park, North Dakota (24 May 2011). |
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| Hastings Park Sanctuary - Aythya collaris wetvideocamera |
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Uploaded on May 14, 2011 Ring-necked Ducks in Hastings Park Sanctuary, Vancouver, BC. The ring on the necks of this species of duck is not well seen except in certain lighting conditions in which it appears as an iridescent red colour. ( Aythya collaris ) February 2004 |
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Uploaded on Mar 10, 2011 A flock of Ring-necked ducks hung around the Palace Lagoon at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. |
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