Eurasian Wryneck
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Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park
1 Verified records at Queen Elizabeth National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 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. Eurasian wrynecks measure about 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in) in length and have bills shorter and less dagger-like than those of other woodpeckers. Their upperparts are barred and mottled in shades of pale brown with rufous and blackish bars and wider black streaks. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Nubian Woodpecker
LC

Nubian Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera nubica

10–20% · With luck
African Grey Woodpecker
LC

African Grey Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos goertae

5–10% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

5–10% · With luck
Little Green Woodpecker
LC

Little Green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera maculosa

<5% · Rare
Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Golden-crowned Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus xantholophus

<5% · Rare
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker

Bird

Dendropicos poecilolaemus

Insufficient data
Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

Insufficient data
Elliot's Woodpecker
LC

Elliot's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos elliotii

Insufficient data
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

20–30% · Possible
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Wryneck at Queen Elizabeth National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
18 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
19 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
20 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
21 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
22 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
23 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
24 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
25 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
27 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
28 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
29 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
30 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
31 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
32 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
34 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
37 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
38 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
39 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
40 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
41 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
42 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
43 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
44 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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