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Ring Necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Photo by pennymomof2
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Field Notes

Description:

One female ring necked duck with Amerian Coots.

Habitat:

Fresh water lake.

Reference Links:

Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

American Coot

Fulica americana

Reference Link
AnnaWhipkey
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Comments (6)
pennymomof2
That is what I loved about this picture. I thought it was a mallard. This one duck just fit in like family with all these coots.
Liam
All of them are American Coots, but there is one female Ring-necked Duck in there.
AnnaWhipkey
coots and moor hens are in the same family

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PublishedNovember 20, 2011

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