BirdPicidae
Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
- Habitat
- Open woodland, orchards, parkland, and woodland edge with old trees bearing existing cavities
- IUCN status
- LCLeast Concern
- Wingspan
- ~27 cm
Ecological relationships
Nests in
AspenPopulus tremulaObligate secondary cavity nester, strongly associated with aspen woodpecker holes.
Pedunculate OakQuercus roburUses existing woodpecker cavities in mature oaks.
Symbiosis with
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorDepends on cavities excavated by Great Spotted Woodpecker; obligate commensal.