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Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Description:

Ring-necked Ducks are small to medium sized diving ducks. The adult male is similar in color pattern to the Eurasian Tufted Duck, its relative. Males are a little bit bigger than the female. It has two white rings surrounding its gray bill, a shiny black angular head, black back, white line on the wings, a white breast and yellow eyes. The adult female has a grayish brown angular head and body with a dark brown back, a dark bill with a more subtle light band than the male, grayish-blue feet and brown eyes with white rings surrounding them. Females also make a noise like trrr. The cinnamon neck ring is usually difficult to observe, which is why the bird is sometimes referred to as a "ringbill"

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

Male with females

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James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Apr 2, 2014
Submitted on Apr 2, 2014

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