Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck)
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". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
West Indian Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arborea
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ring-necked Duck at Ciénaga de Zapata — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there