What duck has a white stripe on its bill?
Ring-necked Ducks
Adult males have a prominent white ring on the bill. Ring-necked Ducks are often in small flocks and pairs, diving to feed on mollusks, invertebrates, and submerged aquatic vegetation. Sometimes they flock with scaup; other times you may see them with dabbling ducks.
What puddle duck has a white speculum?
Gadwalls
Gadwalls are most numerous in the Central Flyway, but not too common anywhere. They are often called “gray mallards” or “gray ducks.” They are one of the earliest migrants, seldom facing cold weather. They are the only puddle ducks with a white speculum.
Where are ring-necked ducks found?
You can find Ring-necked Ducks in fairly small, shallow wetlands. They breed mainly across far northern North America, so check the range map and look for them during migration and in winter, when they can form large flocks.
What duck has a blue bill?
The blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis) is a small Australian stiff-tailed duck, with both the male and female growing to a length of 40 cm (16 in). The male has a slate-blue bill which changes to bright-blue during the breeding season, hence the duck’s common name.
What is a grebe duck?
Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls.
What duck has a green bill?
American Black Ducks have very dark brown bodies with pale gray-brown heads and yellow-green bills. Females tend to be slightly paler than males, with duller olive bills.
Is a ring-necked duck a scaup?
Closely related and superficially similar to the greater and lesser scaup, this diving bird has a few embellishments that easily set it apart from the scaup. Like the scaup, the male ringneck is blackish—in most light—on head, chest, and back.
Why are ducks called ring-necked?
The ring-necked duck gets it’s name from its brown neck ring. This duck is also called ringbill, because it has a white ring at the end of its bill.
How rare is a Ruddy Duck?
The Ruddy Duck is by no means a rare species in the United States; indeed I consider it quite abundant, especially during the winter months in the Peninsula of Florida, where I have shot upwards of forty in one morning.
What’s a grebe look like?
These are brown birds, slightly darker above and more tawny-brown on the underparts. During spring and summer, the crown and nape are dark and the throat is black. While breeding, the bill is whitish with a black band (“pied’), but otherwise is yellow-brown.