Ring-necked Duck.
Female.
Species: Aythya collaris.
The Female Ring-necked Duck looks similar to female Greater and Lesser Scaups. She is brown overall with lighter-grey cheeks. Like the scaups, she has a white crescent at the base of her bill, although it is less distinctive than that of either the Greater or Lesser Scaup. The Female Ring-necked Duck can be distinguished from the scaups by the thin, white eye-ring that trails back to her ear, and the peaked shape of her head, as well as by differing habitat. Juveniles look like females. Info: Bird Web.
Alexandra Park, Manchester, UK.
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Ring-necked Duck.
Female.
Species: Aythya collaris.
The Female Ring-necked Duck looks similar to female Greater and Lesser Scaups. She is brown overall with lighter-grey cheeks. Like the scaups, she has a white crescent at the base of her bill, although it is less distinctive than that of either the Greater or Lesser Scaup. The Female Ring-necked Duck can be distinguished from the scaups by the thin, white eye-ring that trails back to her ear, and the peaked shape of her head, as well as by differing habitat. Juveniles look like females. Info: Bird Web.
Alexandra Park, Manchester, UK.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photo