(Aythya collaris)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Size |
14″ to 18″ in length 25″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
Reservoirs, shallow ponds, swamps, marshes, sloughs |
Ecology |
Migration |
Early March to late May and mid-September to early December |
Nesting |
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Food |
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Distribution |
Occurrence |
Common migrant and breeder Over 100,000 Ring-necked Ducks descend on Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge during migration each fall. |
Maps |
The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
Taxonomy |
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Class |
Aves (birds) |
Order |
Anseriformes (waterfowl) |
Family |
Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) |
Subfamily |
Anatinae (dabbling ducks) |
Genus |
Aythya (scaups, pochards, and allies) |
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Aythya collaris |
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Published on Nov 23, 2013 Ring-necked Duck at Hasyings Park Sanctuary . February 2, 2013 |
Ring-necked duck preening. |
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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. |
Ring-necked Duck (Anatidae: Aythya collaris) Male and Female |
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Uploaded on May 24, 2011 Photographed at Turtle River State Park, North Dakota (24 May 2011). |
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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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