Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (3)
Hans Winkler, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 29, 2013
Text last updated March 29, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Draaihals |
| Bulgarian | Червеногуша въртошийка |
| Catalan | colltort gorja-roig |
| Croatian | afrički vijoglav |
| Czech | krutihlav rezavoprsý |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse draaihals |
| English | Red-throated Wryneck |
| English (Kenya) | Red-throated Wryneck |
| English (United States) | Red-throated Wryneck |
| Estonian | punapugu-väänkael |
| Finnish | afrikankäenpiika |
| French | Torcol à gorge rousse |
| French (Canada) | Torcol à gorge rousse |
| German | Rostkehl-Wendehals |
| Icelandic | Fausktíta |
| Japanese | ムネアカアリスイ |
| Norwegian | rustvendehals |
| Polish | krętogłów afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Torcicolo-de-garganta-castanha |
| Russian | Красногорлая вертишейка |
| Serbian | Riđogrla vijoglava |
| Slovak | krutohlav africký |
| Spanish | Torcecuello Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Torcecuello africano |
| Swedish | rödbröstad göktyta |
| Turkish | Kızıl Boyunlu Boyunçeviren |
| Ukrainian | Крутиголовка африканська |
| Zulu | unongilobomvu |
Jynx ruficollis Wagler, 1830
PROTONYM:
Jynx ruficollis
Wagler, 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie, p.118,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kaffirland =z Uitenhage, eastern Cape Province.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- JYNX
- jynx
- ruficollis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Red-throated Wryneck
