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 Kaeng Krachan National Park
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Streak-breasted Woodpecker
Picus viridanus
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
White-browed Piculet
Sasia ochracea
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Hemicircus canente
White-rumped Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos analis
Bay Woodpecker
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
📅 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 Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wryneck sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Wryneck in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wryneck in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.