Jynx
Sign in to saveThe wrynecks (genus Jynx) are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers. Jynx is from the Ancient Greek iunx, the Eurasian wryneck.
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The wrynecks are a small group of woodpeckers found in the Old World, classified in the genus Jynx. The name "Jynx" comes from an Ancient Greek word that referred to the Eurasian wryneck, one of the birds in this group.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyPicidae
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The wrynecks (genus Jynx) are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers. Jynx is from the Ancient Greek iunx, the Eurasian wryneck.
These birds get their English name from their ability to turn their heads almost 180°. When disturbed at the nest, they use this snake-like head twisting and hissing as a threat display. It has occasionally been called "snake-bird" for that reason.