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Ring-necked Duck
Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ducks & screamers

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris (Donovan, 1809)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRing-necked Duck
DutchRingsnaveleend
SpanishPato pico anillado
Chinese环颈潜鸭
Sranan Tongodoksi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAythya collaris (Donovan, 1809)

About this species

The ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin collaris, "of the neck" from collum, "neck".

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusAythya

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