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  • Ring-necked Duck, 1 of 6
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    (c) mattbuckingham, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) samzhang, all rights reserved

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    (c) Drainstamp, all rights reserved

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    (c) Rick Leche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas, all rights reserved

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Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Worldwide
76,642 observations
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Birds
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About

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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