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| Eurasian Wryneck
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Jynx torquilla
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January 2011 |
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Possible
regional races (polytypic), extralimital races are greyed out
Jynx torquilla himalayana Vaurie 1959 Jynx torquilla sarudnyi Loudon 1912 Jynx torquilla chinensis Hesse 1911 Jynx torquilla mauretanica Rothschild 1909 Jynx torquilla tschusii Kleinschmidt, O 1907 Jynx torquilla torquilla Linnaeus 1758 |
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It feeds on various insects, chiefly ants, which it sometimes captures on the ground. It has a peculiar plaintive call. The name is derived from a habit it has of twisting its head round (WT Blanford-1895).
zoom in/out (Max 2X)  Seen near Tal Chappar, Rajasthan, India
References: Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2005): Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide (2 Volumes), v.1, p.192, v.2, p.280. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Ali, Salim & Ripley S. Dillon (1983): Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, v.4, p.170. Second Edition (Ten Volumes in a box set). Oxford University Press Baker, E.C.S. (1927): Fauna of British India: Birds (Second Edition), v.4, p.99. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council Oates, EW. (1895): The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Birds v.3, p.78. Edited by W.T. Blanford. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council |
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