• Synonyms Red-breasted Wryneck, African Wryneck, Red-necked Wryneck, Redthroated Wryneck, Rufous-breasted Wryneck, Rufous necked Wryneck, Rufous-necked Wryneck, Rufous-throated Wryneck

Red-throated Wryneckbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Agitated calls, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 6.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Red-throated Wryneck

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Red-throated Wryneck subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Jynx ruficollis aequatorialisEthiopia-No
Jynx ruficollis pulchricollisCameroon to s Sudan and nw Uganda-No
Jynx ruficollis ruficollisGabon and Angola to s Sudan, e Uganda and e South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDraaihals
Azerbaijaniqırmızıboğaz buruqboyun
BulgarianЧервеногуша въртошийка
Catalancolltort gola-roig
Chinese红胸蚁䴕, 红胸蚁鴷
Chinese (Traditional)褐頸蟻鴷
Croatianafrički vijoglav
Czechkrutihlav rezavokrký, krutihlav rezavoprsý, Krutihlav cervenokrký
DanishRødstrubet Vendehals
DutchAfrikaanse Draaihals
EsperantoRuĝbrusta koltordulo, Ruĝgorĝa koltordulo
Estonianpunapugu-väänkael
Finnishafrikankäenpiika
FrenchTorcol à cou roux, Torcol à gorge rousse
GermanBraunkehl-Wendehals, Rostkehl-Wendehals, Rotkehl-Wendehals, Rotbrust-Wendehals
Hungarianvörhenyestorkú nyaktekercs
IcelandicFausktíta
ItalianTorcicollo africano, Torcicollo collorossiccio
Japaneseムネアカアリスイ
Kazakhқызылжемсаулы дүпілдек
Lithuanianrudagurklė grąžiagalvė
Norwegianrustvendehals
Norwegian NynorskRustvendehals
Polishkrętogłów afrykański, kretoglów afrykanski
Portuguesetorcicolo-de-garganta-vermelha, Torcicolo-de-garganta-castanha
RussianКрасногорлая вертишейка
SerbianRiđogrla vijoglava
Slovakkrutohlav africký, Krutihlav hnedohrdlý
SpanishTorcecuello de Eurasia, Torcecuello africano
SwahiliKiseleagofu Koo-jekundu
Swedishrödbröstad göktyta
TurkishKızıl Boyunlu Boyunçeviren
Ukrainianкрутиголовка африканська