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Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris [Donovan, 1809]
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
NG, RINDU
EURING No:
2000
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
42 cm
Wingspan:
68 cm
Weight:
M/F: 710 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: aithuia =a seabird described by Aristotle
and L.: collare =collar
World Distribution:
BREEDS : North America, WINTERS: south to s Central America
Habitat:
Marshes, lakes & rivers with dense vegetation
Diet:
Aquatic plant seeds and tubers, aquatic invertebrates
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Gloucestershire, 1955
(Scott, P. 1955. British Birds 48:377-378)
Summary of Annual Totals
Distribution by County
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Hwyaden Dorchag
Danish:
Halsbĺndstroldand
Dutch:
Ringsnaveleend
Finnish:
Sepelsotka
French:
Fuligule de collar
German:
Ringschnabelente
Hungarian:
Örvös réce
Icelandic:
Hringönd
Irish:
Lacha Mhuinceach
Italian:
Moretta dal collare
Norwegian:
Ringand
Polish:
Czerniczka
Portuguese:
Zarro-de-colar
Spanish:
Porrón de collar
Swedish:
Ringand
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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