Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusJynx (Wrynecks)
- SpeciesJynx torquilla (Eurasian Wryneck)
Closest Relatives at Biebrza National Park
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes medius
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor
Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Wryneck in Biebrza National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wryneck sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Wryneck in Biebrza National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wryneck in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.