Eurasian wryneck: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian wryneck lives – recorded in 57 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Jynx torquilla
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	57 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	2.7 g (birth weight); 37 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Piciformes
Family	Picidae

Where does the Eurasian wryneck live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian wryneck in 57 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian wryneck?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian wryneck: mass 2.7 g (birth weight); 37 g (adult weight).

Is the Eurasian wryneck endangered?

The Eurasian wryneck’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian wryneck?

The Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae, genus Jynx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian wryneck

The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It mainly breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and in southern Asia from Iran to the Indian subcontinent, but some are resident in northwestern Africa. It is a bird of open countryside, woodland and orchards.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian wryneck (revision 1371842341), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25678 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).