(Australian) a green parrot with a yellow collar (genus Barnardius, family Psittacidae: two species).
a common pheasant of a variety having a white neck ring.
(North American) a ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris, family Anatidae).
Example sentencesExamples
Wigeon, scaup, ringnecks and a considerable number of mallards make use of the parkland habitat, Sharp said.
One of the birds I bagged was a ringneck hybrid called a ‘California Buff.’
On the one hand, you have the uplands: home to the ruffed grouse and the woodcock, the ringneck pheasant, the bobwhite quail, and just possibly sharptail grouse and Hungarian partridge, too.
It made a good all-around bird gun and took its share of ringnecks.
Once properly trained to hunt within 25 to 30 yards of the gun, the Springer can dependably find and flush ringnecks from whatever cover they inhabit.
The ringneck parrots are native across Australia.
Port Lincoln ringneck parrots are believed to have been the main offenders, and Department of Agriculture technical officer said it was a reminder of the potential for damage to horticultural crops by some native birds.
Definition of ringneck in US English:
ringneck
nounˈrɪŋnɛkˈriNGnek
Any of a number of ring-necked birds.
环颈鸟，尤指
a ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris, family Anatidae)
a ring-necked pheasant. See pheasant
(Australian)a green parrot with a yellow collar (genus a green parrot with a yellow collar (genus Barnardius, family Psittacidae: two species)
Example sentencesExamples
One of the birds I bagged was a ringneck hybrid called a ‘California Buff.’
Port Lincoln ringneck parrots are believed to have been the main offenders, and Department of Agriculture technical officer said it was a reminder of the potential for damage to horticultural crops by some native birds.
It made a good all-around bird gun and took its share of ringnecks.
The ringneck parrots are native across Australia.
Once properly trained to hunt within 25 to 30 yards of the gun, the Springer can dependably find and flush ringnecks from whatever cover they inhabit.
On the one hand, you have the uplands: home to the ruffed grouse and the woodcock, the ringneck pheasant, the bobwhite quail, and just possibly sharptail grouse and Hungarian partridge, too.
Wigeon, scaup, ringnecks and a considerable number of mallards make use of the parkland habitat, Sharp said.