In size, the male mostly closely resembles the ring-necked duck. Differentiating the two is possible on the wing but not easy -- particularly in early season, when the birds are not yet fully ...

An example is the ring-necked duck, with a velvety purple head, black back offset by a white wedge up the shoulders and a conspicuous white ring around the beak. But the cinnamon ring around the ...

A mystery as well is the corresponding rise, during the scaup's downfall, of the ring-necked duck — a waterfowl species that, superficially at least, would seem to be, if not a sibling ...

A scarcely seen duck has been spotted in Herefordshire once again. A sighting of a ring-necked duck has been reported on birdguides.com, which, according to the site, is the fourth sighting in less ...