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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, and most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and in southern Asia from Iran to the Indian subcontinent, although some populations are resident in northwestern Africa. It is a bird of open countryside, woodland, and orchards. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Jynx torquilla 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Eurasian wryneck (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is a bird of open countryside, woodland, and orchards.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Eurasian wryneck (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25678 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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