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The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family.[2] This species 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.
Scientific Name : Jynx torquilla
Family : Picidae
Order : Piciformes
Class : Aves
Type : Woodpeckers And Allies
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 17
Compare Size : House Sparrow +-
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : May and June laying 7 - 10 eggs
Other Names :
English : Northern Wryneck
Habitat:
open countryside, woodland and orchards
Feeding:
ants and other insects
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | barred and mottled in shades of pale-brown with rufous and blackish bars and wider black streaks |
| Underparts | cream speckled and spotted with brown |
| Rump | grey with speckles and irregular bands of brown |
| Uppertail Converts | grey with speckles and irregular bands of brown |
| Tail | rounded grey tail, speckled with brown, with faint bands of greyish-brown and a few more clearly defined bands of brownish-black |
| Throat | buff barred with brown |
| Flanks | buff speckled and spotted with brown |
| Undertail Coverts | buff with narrow brown bars. |
| Primaries | brown with rufous-buff markings |
| Secondaries | brown with rufous-buff markings |
| Bill | brown, long and slender with a broad base and sharp tip |
| Iris | hazel |
| Legs | brown |