Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
French: Fuligule à collier German: Ringschnabelente Spanish: Porrón Acollarado
Other common names: Ringneck, Ring billed Duck
Taxonomy:
Anas collaris Donovan, 1809, Lincolnshire, England, from specimen found in Leadenhall Market, London.
Considered by some to form superspecies with A. novaeseelandiae and A. fuligula, although probably affinities closer to A. valisineria, A. ferina and A. americana. Hybridization with Anas crecca recorded in captivity. Monotypic.
Distribution: C Alaska and C Canada eastwards to Newfoundland, southwards to C and W USA, as far S as N California, Colorado and Great Lakes region.
- Least Concern
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A swimming male, with the faint chestnut neck ring barely visible. Maryland, USA
Robert Schaefer 29 February 2008 39 weeks ago 21 sec 3.5 -
Several males and a female, some males diving Boyds, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 31 December 2005 3 years ago 24 sec 3.2 -
An adult female swimming Warneton, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 5 February 2000 5 years ago 20 sec 3 -
A male swimming East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 30 November 2005 3 years ago 17 sec 2.9
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A female swimming at the Golf Course. Arizona, USA
Chad Parkin 4 April 2009 44 weeks ago 4
- No sound recordings available yet
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