The red-breasted goose is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.
The little grebe, also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek takhus "fast" and bapto "to sink under". The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus "red" and Modern Latin -collis, "-necked", itself derived from Latin collum "neck".
The red-necked stint is a small migratory wader. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus, "red" and collum, "neck".
The southern rough-winged swallow is a small swallow. It was first formally described as Hirundo ruficollis by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817 in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle.
The dama gazelle, addra gazelle, or mhorr gazelle is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. This critically endangered species has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger. Its habitat includes grassland, shrubland, semi-deserts, open savanna and mountain plateaus. Its diet includes grasses, leaves, shoots, and fruit.
The rufous-necked snowfinch is a species of bird in the sparrow family.
The red-throated thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species, "dark-throated thrush", black-throated thrush then being the other subspecies. More recent treatments regard the two as separate species. The scientific name comes from Latin. Turdus is "thrush" and the specific ruficollis is derived from rufus', "red", and collum, "neck".
Agrilus ruficollis, the red-necked cane borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Clusiodes is a genus of flies in the family Clusiidae. There are at least 70 described species in Clusiodes.
Ibalia is a genus of ibaliid wasps in the family Ibaliidae. There are about 14 described species in Ibalia.
Tytthonyx is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about 19 described species in Tytthonyx.
Calochromus is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. There are at least 20 described species in Calochromus.
Cryphalus ruficollis is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Tytthonyx bicolor is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.
Rhinoplatia ruficollis is a species of false blister beetle in the family Oedemeridae. It is found in North America.
Rhinoplatia is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are at least two described species in Rhinoplatia.
Vincenzellus is a genus of narrow-waisted bark beetles in the family Salpingidae. There are at least two described species in Vincenzellus.
Calathus ruficollis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.
Exneria is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There is one described species in Exneria, E. ruficollis.
