Red-throated Wryneck
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| Red-throated Wryneck | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Subfamily: | Jynginae |
| Genus: | Jynx |
| Species: | J. ruficollis |
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| Jynx ruficollis Wagler, 1830 |
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The Red-throated Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It is also known as the Rufous-necked Wryneck, Red-breasted Wryneck, African Wryneck or Rufous-throated Wryneck.[1]
This species is resident in sub-Saharan Africa, and is the non-migratory counterpart of the Eurasian Eurasian Wryneck. This is a savannah bird, which requires trees with old woodpecker or barbet holes for nesting.
It has cryptic plumage, with intricate patterning of greys and browns. The voice is a nasal woodpecker-like call.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Jynx ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
External links
- Red-throated Wryneck - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Rufous-necked Wryneck at The Internet Bird Collection.
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