Jynx ruficollis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Picidae
Subfamilia: Jynginae
Genus: Jynx
Species: Jynx ruficollis
Subspecies: J. r. aequatorialis - J. r. diloloensis - J. r. pectoralis - J. r. pulchricollis - J. r. rougeoti - J. r. ruficollis - J. r. striaticula

Name

Jynx ruficollis Wagler, 1830

Reference

* Wagler 1830. Naturliches System der Amphibien mit vorangehender Classification der Saugthiere un Vogel, &c. p.118,note

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Draaihals
Dansk: Rødstrubet vendehals
English: Rufous-necked Wryneck
Esperanto: Rufgorĝa koltordulo
Français: Torcol à gorge rousse
Nederlands: Roodkeeldraaihals
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Rustvendehals
Suomi: Afrikankäenpiika
Türkçe: Kızıl göğüslü boyunburan

The Rufous-necked Wryneck, Jynx ruficollis, is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It is also known as the Red-throated 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.