Ring-necked duck

Aythya collaris

The Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Ponds and lakes across North America. It eats leaves and other plant parts, insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Aythya collaris
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Ring-necked duck lives

Ponds and lakes across North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌿 Leaves & plants60%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It should really be called the ring-billed duck, for the ring on its beak.

Hear the Ring-necked duck

Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1013381. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Ring-necked duck

Where does the Ring-necked duck live?

The Ring-necked duck lives in United States and Canada. Ponds and lakes across North America.

What does the Ring-necked duck eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Ring-necked duck endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.