ring-necked

American  

[ring-nekt] / ˈrɪŋˌnɛkt /

adjective

Zoology.

1. having a ring of distinctive color around the neck.

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ring-necked British  

adjective

1. (of animals, esp certain birds and snakes) having a band of distinctive colour around the neck

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Etymology

Origin of ring-necked

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Originally from the Himalayas, the Indian sub-continent, and parts of Africa, ring-necked parakeets are regularly spotted across the UK, with large populations in London and the south-east of England.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

The sandy-backed, ring-necked plovers skitter along beaches nibbling tiny marine animals and eggs.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2022

A graduate student at South Dakota State last year demonstrated that ring-necked pheasants—the number-one game animal in the Dakotas—became more underweight, weak, and lethargic the more treated corn seeds they consumed.

From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2021

Participating hunters must harvest a ring-necked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie-chicken and northern bobwhite in Nebraska.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2018

One, the common ring-necked pheasant, is very abundant; the other is the rare Pucrasia, a gray bird with a dark-red breast, and a yellow striped head surmounted by a conspicuous crest.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman