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Primary Traits
38 g
0 m - 1,000 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Jynx torquilla
English name
Eurasian Wryneck
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Jynx
Species
torquilla
Data source
HBW7, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Eastern Hemisphere
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
26 g
Maximum unsexed mass
50 g
Average mass
38 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,000 m
Maximum elevation
3,300 m
Elevation range
1,000 m
Typical elevation
500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Woodland
Habitat breadth
8
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.05
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Building, Nest, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
7
Maximum clutch size
12
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
12 d
Minimum fledging period
20 d
Maximum fledging period
22 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
9.5
Average fledging period
21 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant