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	Station Information - Wryneck
		The wrynecks are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers.
		Like the true woodpeckers, wrynecks have large heads, long tongues which they use to extract their insect prey and zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backwards.
		This is the non-migratory counterpart of the Eurasian species, and is resident in sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/w/wr/wryneck.html (272 words)

	wryneck. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Unlike other members of the family Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and piculets, wrynecks neither climb nor drill, but rather perch horizontally and feed aground.
		Their bills are weaker and more rounded than those of true woodpeckers, and their long tongues are smooth, lacking the barbs and bristles of the other members of the group.
		Wrynecks are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Picidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wr/wryneck.html (230 words)

	wryneck - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		WRYNECK [wryneck] common name for a primitive, unspecialized bird of the genus Jynx.
		Their bills are weaker and more rounded than those of true woodpeckers, and their long tongues are smooth, lacking the barbs and bristles of the other members of the group.
		Wrynecks are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Piciformes, family Picidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-wryneck.html (294 words)

	Wryneck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The wrynecks (genus Jynx) are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers.
		Like the true woodpeckers, wrynecks have large heads, long tongues which they use to extract their insect prey and zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backwards.
		However, they lack the stiff tail feathers that the true woodpeckers use when climbing trees, so they are more likely than their relatives to perch on a branch rather than an upright trunk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wryneck (224 words)

	* Wryneck- (Bird): Definition
		Wrynecks are small sparrow-sized birds, appearing greyish overall, with brown and buff mottling.
		They have a contrasting dark band running down from the back of the head onto the back.
		In one study of Wrynecks (Jynx torquilla a distinctive member of the woodpecker family), the stomachs of 4 out of 14 young that had died in their nests were found to contain a potentially lethal shiny stone or piece of glass.
	en.mimi.hu /bird/wryneck.html (71 words)

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		Eurasian Wryneck was first seen in the rain near Quinto and was difficult to observe well.
		Eurasian Jackdaws and Lesser Kestrels were a delight to watch and with persistence we picked out a few Pallid Swifts from the hundreds of Common Swifts, both known to nest underneath the roof tiles of the buildings around the square.
		Eurasian Linnets were appreciated and birding some small trees near there we lucked into a migrant trap.
	www.birdtreks.com /highlites/spain.html (6708 words)

	nl Draaihals Wrynecks Eurasian Wryneck Eurasian Wryneck Scientific classification...
		nl:Draaihals "Wrynecks" Eurasian Wryneck Eurasian Wryneck "Scientific classification Scientific classification" Kingdom:Animal Animalia Phylum:Chordata Chordata Class:Aves Aves Order:Piciformes Piciformes Family: Picidae Picidae Genus Genus "Jynx" The wrynecks are a small but distinctive group of small Old World Old World woodpecker woodpeckers.
		Like the true woodpeckers, wrynecks have large heads, long tongues which they use to extract their insect insect prey and zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backwards.
		Two species: Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe Europe and Asia Asia.
	www.biodatabase.de /wryneck (375 words)

	nl Draaihals Wrynecks Eurasian Wryneck Scientific classification...
		nl:Draaihals "Wrynecks" Eurasian Wryneck "Scientific classification" Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Aves Order:Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus "Jynx" The wrynecks are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers.
		Two species: Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia.
		Rufous-necked Wryneck, or "Red-breasted Wryneck", Jynx ruficollis This is the non-migratory counterpart of the Eurasian species, and is resident in sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.geodatabase.de /Wryneck (342 words)

	Eurasian Wryneck
		The Wryneck is 16 to17 cm long with a wingspan of 25 to 27 cm.
		The tail of the Wryneck is barred and lacks the stiffened tips on the central tail feathers characteristic of other woodpeckers.
		Wrynecks are long distance migrants, and regularly cross geographic barriers such as the Mediterranean Sea, the Sahara Desert, and the Himalaya Mountains.
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/photos/wryneck.htm (685 words)

	Eurasian Wryneck Photo \| TrekNature
		The Eurasian Wryneck occurs across Europe, temperate boreal Asia, Japan and extreme northern Africa.
		Wrynecks get their name from the unusual, snakelike way they twist their neck when captured.
		When cornered at the nest, a Wryneck will mimic a snake by raising its crown feathers, open it bill, stretch out its head and neck, and hiss and suddenly recoil.
	www.treknature.com /gallery/Asia/India/photo32166.htm (205 words)

	Wryneck - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Wryneck - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		The wryneck is still a regular autumn migrant in small numbers to sites in eastern and southern coasts, and a few are seen each spring.
		Wrynecks were thought to be charmed and the word ‘jinx’ meaning a bad luck charm or spell comes from this belief.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/w/wryneck/index.asp (277 words)

	Wryneck - Information from Reference.com
		The Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla is a species of wryneck in the family of
		Wryneck is a condition that causes a child to hold her head or neck in a twisted or
		The wryneck was formerly common in central and south-east England, breeding north to
	www.reference.com /search?q=Wryneck&db=web (242 words)

	Vendehals - Jynx torquilla - Eurasian Wryneck - Göktyta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vendehals - Jynx torquilla - Eurasian Wryneck - Göktyta
		A bird in a bush, and one thats very hard to spot (next step to invisible) through a camera lens untill it leaps out under the afternoon-sun as on the last photo here.
		Urasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) on Wednesday May 9 2001 on Batterivej, local road in small town Skagen on the northern top of peninsula Jutland.
	www.birds-of-denmark.dk /vendehals__jynx_torquilla_.htm (66 words)

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		The bird once called the “jynx” is known today as the Eurasian Wryneck.
		When a wryneck is threatened at its nest-hole, it twists its head like a snake and hisses.
		This behavior led to the wryneck being invoked in witchcraft to put a spell or a jinx on someone. Learn more.
	www.birdnote.org /birdnote.cfm?id=534 (58 words)

	Kenya Birds - koru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Once every 18 months the sugar cane is burnt and harvested, and the resulting open fields attract Black-bellied Bustards, African Wattled and Senegal Plovers along with hundreds of migrating White and Abdim's Storks and the occasional solitary Black Stork.
		The Eurasian Marsh Harrier can also often be seen quartering these areas.
		Other visitors are the occasional Pied and Northern Wheatear, flocks of Yellow Wagtails and mixed groups of Barn Swallows and common House Martins that 'jam' the telephone wires.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /koru.htm (1314 words)

	Bird Ringing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Plans for a National Bird Ringing Program in Sri Lanka got off to tremendous start with the netting of an Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), the first concrete evidence of this Eurasian bird's presence in Sri Lanka.
		According to Jon he did not realise the significance of the discovery until Sarath Kotagama exclaimed that this was the first concrete evidence of the species' migration to Sri Lanka.
		Meanwhile there is at least one Eurasian Wryneck, hopefully not too far from the Yala Safari Game Lodge.
	www.jetwingeco.com /web_pages/projects/br_press.html (656 words)

	Picidae (Woodpeckers, Piculets, & Wrynecks)
		Wrynecks will use old woodpecker holes or resourcefully, a deep crotch or open crevice.
		The wryneck diet is almost exclusively ants and their larvae and pupae.
		The Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a true migrant; doing so mainly at night.
	www.nashvillezoo.org /piciformes/picidae_revised.htm (2491 words)

	iittala Toikka Eurasian Woodcock - 2007 Toikka Birds
		Woodcock depends on it subtle markings to blend in with his woody surroundings as he rests during the day.
		Eurasian Woodcock is not the official annual bird but it is a limited edition with production limited to 2007.
		Each bird carries the artist's name and the name of the glassworks on its base: O Toikka Nuutajärvi.
	www.finnstyle.com /eurasian-woodcock-toikka.html (260 words)

	wryneck — FactMonster.com
		wryneck, common name for a primitive, unspecialized bird of the genus
		and piculets, wrynecks neither climb nor drill, but rather perch horizontally and feed aground.
		Two species of wrynecks are recognized: the migratory Eurasian wryneck (
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0852813.html (185 words)

	India - 2006 Itinerary
		On the water, large rafts of Eurasian Wigeon and Shovelers were common along with a few Pintails, Ruddy Shelducks, Little Grebes and Spot-billed Ducks.
		In a short grass field we had Eurasian Starling (not a common sight), Black-breasted Weavers, both Greater Short-toed and Sand Lark as well as Tawny Pipits and a Wryneck.
		A Wryneck showed well on several occasions as did a Eurasian Thick-knee and we all enjoyed the family of Spotted Owlets.
	www.jaegertours.net /india06.htm (13766 words)

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		Whilst sheltering in the temple area, I found a Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) and a Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) in an acacia overhanging the water, and going back along the Sapan Mari trail I refound the Cinammon Bittern.
		Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Single bird in Mansarovar (distant view through scope).
		Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Group of eight feeding in jheel on east side of main road, near temple area.
	www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/Bharatpur99.html (1188 words)

	Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: Estonia, May 2004
		Two Eurasian Hobbies then flew in off the sea and over our heads, before we returned to the hotel for breakfast.
		A Eurasian Sparrowhawk disappeared into some reeds and then we came across a close flock of Barnacle Geese.
		Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, White-tailed Eagle, Eurasian Hobby and a European Honey Buzzard were seen, while a distant eagle was too far away to identify!
	www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=646 (3737 words)

	Ladakh Trip Report; Page 2 ~ Mathias Ritschard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A pair was feeding their recently fledged chicks at Hundar on 15th.
		Wryneck is said to be rare as far east as Leh.
		Very common in some parts of the Changtang region, especially around Startsapuk Tso where around 600 birds were estimated on 12th.
	www.kolkatabirds.com /ladakh/ladakhmrltrip1.htm (1574 words)

	iittala Toikka Eurasian Wryneck - 2007 Toikka Birds
		The Eurasian Wryneck is a very unique design in the collection of Birds by Toikka.
		In the wild, this wader can be identified by its frog-like mating croak and can be found in Europe and Asia hunting for ants and other insects.
		The Eurasian Wryneck joins dozens of other collectible glass birds produced by a handful of skilled glassblowers in the small Finnish town of Nuutajärvi.
	www.finnstyle.com /eurasian-wryneck-toikka.html (249 words)

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		The bird once called the “jynx” (j-y-n-x) is the bird known today as the Eurasian Wryneck.
		[Call or song of the Eurasian Wryneck] When a wryneck, a brown and gray-toned bird about the size of a small woodpecker, is threatened at its nest-hole, it twists its head sideways like a snake and hisses.
		This anomalous behavior led to the wryneck being invoked in witchcraft to put a spell or a jinx on someone.
	www.birdnote.org /birdnote-transcript.cfm?id=554 (236 words)

	CWBO Publications
		A confirmed nest of the Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) in Indiana.
		Weiss, R. A Second Season of MAPS at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary.
		Weiss, R. Photographs of a Eurasian Collared Dove in the hand in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana.
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/publications.htm (842 words)

	Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the spring it has a penetrating 'pee-pee-pee' call, not unlike a lesser spotted woodpecker's.
		Wryneck Jynx torquilla RANGE Breeds widely across Europe from northern Iberia and western France east to the Urals, Caspian and north Caucasus and across temperate Asia to China and northern Japan.
		In the north virtually absent from British Isles but breeds over most of Scandinavia except the higher mountains and the far north, and across Russia south of 650N.
	www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=2972 (424 words)

	Waterford Today - 1 March 2006 - Wildlife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A rare bird in Ireland, the Spoonbill is now the Eurasian Spoonbill and the Greenland White-fronted Goose was changed to the Greater White-fronted Goose.
		The Wigeon became the Eurasian Wigeon, the Pintail was now the Northern Pintail, the simple Shoveler became the Northern Shoveler, the Scaup was now the Greater Scaup and the Common Scoter became the Black Scoter.
		The Honey Buzzard is now the European Honey Buzzard; the Marsh Harrier is now the Eurasian Marsh Harrier; the Kestrel is now the Common Kestrel and there are no more Sparrowhawks, only Eurasian Sparrowhawks.
	www.waterford-today.ie /index.php?id=17606&what=2&issue=291 (527 words)

	Boreal Forests of the World Bird Species - Eurasian Wryneck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An unusual member of the woodpecker family, the intricately marked grey, brown, buff and fl plumage of the Eurasian Wryneck looks remarkably like tree bark and gives the bird excellent camouflage.
		Name derived from the habit of twisting its neck round.
		Mostly silent but, on breeding grounds, raptor-like piping calls are made by territorial birds.
	www.borealforest.org /world/birds/eurasian_wryneck.htm (90 words)

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