Ring-necked duck: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ring-necked duck lives – recorded in 30 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aythya collaris
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	30 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	744 g (male organism, adult weight); 671 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the ring-necked duck live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ring-necked duck in 30 countries and territories across Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, South America. In Belgium, Germany it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a ring-necked duck?

Wikidata records the following for the ring-necked duck: mass 744 g (male organism, adult weight); 671 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the ring-necked duck endangered?

The ring-necked duck’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ring-necked duck?

The ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Aythya. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ring-necked duck (revision 1380702743), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q601055 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).