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 Doñana National Park
📅 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 Doñana National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wryneck sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 138 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Wryneck in Doñana National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wryneck in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.