Red-throated Wryneck
Jynx ruficollisWagler, JG, 1830
English (US) Red-throated Wryneck
The Red-throated Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Jynx ruficollis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-throated Wryneck
- Described by
- Wagler, JG, 1830
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Jynx ruficollis pulchricollis
- Jynx ruficollis aequatorialis
- Jynx ruficollis ruficollis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Wagler, JG, 1830
- Type locality
- Kaffirland =z Uitenhage, eastern Cape Province.
- Original description
- Natürliches System der Amphibien mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie p.118,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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