Woodpeckers and Allies
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Picidae Low risk
The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It mainly breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and in southern Asia from Iran to the Indian subcontinent, but some are resident in northwestern Africa. It is a bird of open countryside, woodland and orchards.
Summary from Wikipedia
At a glance
Family
Picidae
Group
Woodpeckers and Allies
Conservation status
Low risk
Similar birds
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