Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusJynx (Wrynecks)
- SpeciesJynx ruficollis (Rufous-necked Wryneck)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Willcock's Honeyguide
Indicator willcocksi
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus atroflavus
Green Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus simplex
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 13 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-necked Wryneck in Volcanoes National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Rufous-necked Wryneck sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-necked Wryneck in Volcanoes National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-necked Wryneck in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.