Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris [Donovan, 1809] |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
NG, RINDU
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EURING No: 2000 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
42 cm
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Wingspan: 68 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 710 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: aithuia=a seabird described by Aristotle and L.: collare=collar |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS : North America, WINTERS: south to s Central America |
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Habitat:
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Marshes, lakes & rivers with dense vegetation |
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Diet:
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Aquatic plant seeds and tubers, aquatic invertebrates |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Gloucestershire, 1955
(Scott, P. 1955. British Birds 48:377-378)
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Hwyaden Dorchag |
| Danish: Halsbĺndstroldand | Dutch: Ringsnaveleend |
| Finnish: Sepelsotka | French: Fuligule de collar |
| German: Ringschnabelente | Hungarian: Örvös réce |
| Icelandic: Hringönd |
Irish:
Lacha Mhuinceach
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| Italian: Moretta dal collare | Norwegian: Ringand |
| Polish: Czerniczka | Portuguese: Zarro-de-colar |
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Spanish:
Porrón de collar
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Swedish: Ringand |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA] | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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