Jynx torquilla
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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.
Eurasian wrynecks measure about 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in) in length and have bills shorter and less dagger-like than those of other woodpeckers. Their upperparts are barred and mottled in shades of pale brown with rufous and blackish bars and wider black streaks. Their underparts are cream speckled and spotted with brown. Their chief prey is ants and other insects, which they find in decaying wood or on the ground. The eggs are white as is the case with many birds that nest in holes and a clutch of seven to ten eggs is laid during May and June.
These birds get their English name from their ability to turn their heads through almost 180 degrees. When disturbed at the nest, they use this snake-like head twisting and hissing as a threat display. The Eurasian wryneck was first described... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 2 | Beirut | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | |
| 3 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 4 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Jodhpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Tehran | 🇮🇷 Iran | |
| 8 | Indore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Ramallah | 🇵🇸 Palestine | |
| 10 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Wryneck sighting in Chattogram on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 45th most-seen of the 76 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Wryneck in Chattogram on a given day, against about 10% in March, May–June, September and December, the lowest months. April and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eurasian Wryneck sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 65 cities where we can rate Eurasian Wryneck sightings, Chattogram has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Beirut (Lebanon, about 10%) and Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Eurasian Wryneck that you can see in Chattogram (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Streak-throated Woodpecker (about 20%), Black-rumped Flameback (about 20%) and Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurasian Wryneck is recorded against all the birds logged in Chattogram (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
