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Ring-necked Duck - (Aythya collaris)
Identification
- Medium-size diving duck
- Peaked head, white ring near end of bill
- Male has dark purplish head, dark chest, back, and tail, grey sides with white spur near darker breast, thin white line around base of upper part of bill
- Female generally brownish, darker above white eye ring and white area at sides of bill
- 17" (43 cm.)
Habitat
Additional Information
- Common migrant in KVR
- Feeds by diving for food items, including
snails, clams and tubers - Named for an inconspicuous field mark
-- a subtle chestnut ring around the dark neck
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