Eurasian wryneck
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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 tropic
Jynx torquilla крутиголовка
In Norway
Eurasian wrynecks use their necks in display.
Eggs of Jynx torquilla
Red-throated wryneck
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The red-throated wryneck, also known as the rufous-necked wryneck or red-breasted wryneck, is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family closely related to the Eurasian wryneck. Its three subspecie
Eurasian wryneck
…Jynginae are placed basal to the Picinae, Nesoctitinae and Picumninae. Jynginae includes one genus (Jynx) and two species, the Eurasian wryneck and the red-throated wryneck (Jynx ruficollis), resident in sub-Saharan Africa. Six subspecies are currently accepted…
Red throated Wryneck, Jynx ruficollis
J. r. aequatorialis in Ethiopia
Miombo woodland in Tanzania
Posture when relaxed (upper left) and when displaying