Ring-necked Duck

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El pato de collar es un pato buceador de América del Norte a menudo confundido con otras especies de porrones. El macho tiene la cabeza y el cuello de color negro-verde lustroso, con un collar rojo poco visible en la base del cuello. Tanto el macho como la hembra tienen un distintivo anillo blanco cerca de la punta del pico. Habita en pequeños lagos y estanques boscosos.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	39,0 cm	15.4 in
Peso	825,5 g	29.12 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Males black back and breast; gray flanks with white vertical mark near breast. Iridescent dark purple head with subtle chestnut neck ring. Bill blue-gray with white ring near tip. Females brown with pale eye-ring and face.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on boreal lakes and bogs in North America from Alaska and Canada south to the northern United States. Winters on freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and marshes across the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.

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Distribución geográfica

Breeds in western Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California.

Diet & Feeding

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by benthic invertebrates.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL,CP. Incubation: 25-29 days. Fledging: 49-56 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

6-14

Sonido

Canto

Male produces a low, purring wheeze; female gives a harsh, rolling quack. The purring male call is understated; found on North American freshwater lakes; female calls are emphatic and nasal.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Aythya
Especies	Aythya collaris

Distribution

Ring-necked Duck has been recorded in 10 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇩🇪 Alemania 🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Dinamarca 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇸🇪 Suecia 🇹🇼 Taiwán 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Ring-necked Duck eat?

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by benthic invertebrates.

Where does the Ring-necked Duck live?

Breeds on boreal lakes and bogs in North America from Alaska and Canada south to the northern United States. Winters on freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and marshes across the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.

Is the Ring-necked Duck endangered?

The Ring-necked Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Ring-necked Duck nest?

Nest type: PL,CP. Incubation: 25-29 days. Fledging: 49-56 days.

What does the Ring-necked Duck sound like?

Male produces a low, purring wheeze; female gives a harsh, rolling quack. The purring male call is understated; found on North American freshwater lakes; female calls are emphatic and nasal.

How big is the Ring-necked Duck?

The Ring-necked Duck has a wingspan of 39.0 cm, weight of 825.5 g.

What order and family does the Ring-necked Duck belong to?

The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.