---
title: "Eurasian Wryneck"
description: "Jynx torquilla — Aves. The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eurasian-wryneck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eurasian Wryneck

> Jynx torquilla — Aves. The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family.

- Scientific name: *Jynx torquilla*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 12064
- Wikidata: [Q25678](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25678)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18448](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18448)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Wryneck
- de: Wendehals
- es: Torcecuello euroasiático
- fr: Torcol fourmilier
- it: Torcicollo eurasiatico
- nl: Draaihals
- pl: Krętogłów zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

RU (4941), ES (561), DE (557), IT (476), FR (365), IN (361), UA (307), CH (300), PT (282), CN (236), AT (175), CZ (164)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_wryneck

## Photo

![Eurasian Wryneck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-wryneck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83791175

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-wryneck?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).