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 Royal Bardia National Park
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Picus squamatus
White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
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 Royal Bardia National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wryneck sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Wryneck in Royal Bardia National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wryneck in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.