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Eurasian wryneck

Birds

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
Scientific Name
Jynx torquilla 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Body Size Band
Small 5
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 5
Lifespan
10 6
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Picidae, Taxa
Source Eurasian wryneck (Wikidata)

In Biome

Temperate Coniferous Forest, Biomes
Source Eurasian wryneck (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Luxembourg

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North America

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Norway

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. Eurasian wryneck (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It is a bird of open countryside, woodland and orchards.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Temperate Coniferous Forest, Distribution and habitat
    It also inhabits deciduous woodland, and in Scandinavia and Russia it also occurs in coniferous forests.
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3. Eurasian wryneck (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25678 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Picidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: jynx torquilla
    838 Nonpasseriformes Piciformes Picidae Woodpeckers 95 BL3 Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_7 A Jennifer 0 0 60 20 20 0 0 0 Ref_7 1 Jessica 0 34.96 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Jynx torquilla, Nocturnal column
    Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_7 A Jennifer 0 0 60 20 20 0 0 0 Ref_7 1 Jessica 0
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6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Jynx torquilla
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 10 years (wild)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Jynx
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 676
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 676
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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