Eurasian Wryneck
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Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Yala National Park
2 Verified records at Yala National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

10–20% · With luck
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

5–10% · With luck
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

5–10% · With luck
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

Insufficient data
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

<5% · Rare
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

Insufficient data
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

Insufficient data
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

40–50% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Wryneck at Yala National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
18 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
19 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
20 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
21 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
22 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
23 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
24 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
25 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
27 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
28 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
29 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
30 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
31 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
32 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
34 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
37 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
38 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
39 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
40 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
41 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
42 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
43 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
44 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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