Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

A common wintering duck in North Carolina, Ring-necked Ducks breed across northern North America and down the Rockies.

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Kalamazoo Co., MI
15 Mar 2004

Distinctive diving duck with a peaked head, ringed bill, and white shoulder stripe. The ring around the neck is difficult to see in the field, however.

	Male Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Archie Elledge WTP, Forsyth Co., NC 31 Jan 2009 Hand-held Digiscoped

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