Red-throated Wryneck / Jynx ruficollis LC
- 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 *
* 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)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jynx ruficollis aequatorialis | Ethiopia | - | No |
| Jynx ruficollis pulchricollis | Cameroon to s Sudan and nw Uganda | - | No |
| Jynx ruficollis ruficollis | Gabon and Angola to s Sudan, e Uganda and e South Africa | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Draaihals |
| Azerbaijani | qırmızıboğaz buruqboyun |
| Bulgarian | Червеногуша въртошийка |
| Catalan | colltort gola-roig |
| Chinese | 红胸蚁䴕, 红胸蚁鴷 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 褐頸蟻鴷 |
| Croatian | afrički vijoglav |
| Czech | krutihlav rezavokrký, krutihlav rezavoprsý, Krutihlav cervenokrký |
| Danish | Rødstrubet Vendehals |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Draaihals |
| Esperanto | Ruĝbrusta koltordulo, Ruĝgorĝa koltordulo |
| Estonian | punapugu-väänkael |
| Finnish | afrikankäenpiika |
| French | Torcol à cou roux, Torcol à gorge rousse |
| German | Braunkehl-Wendehals, Rostkehl-Wendehals, Rotkehl-Wendehals, Rotbrust-Wendehals |
| Hungarian | vörhenyestorkú nyaktekercs |
| Icelandic | Fausktíta |
| Italian | Torcicollo africano, Torcicollo collorossiccio |
| Japanese | ムネアカアリスイ |
| Kazakh | қызылжемсаулы дүпілдек |
| Lithuanian | rudagurklė grąžiagalvė |
| Norwegian | rustvendehals |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Rustvendehals |
| Polish | krętogłów afrykański, kretoglów afrykanski |
| Portuguese | torcicolo-de-garganta-vermelha, Torcicolo-de-garganta-castanha |
| Russian | Красногорлая вертишейка |
| Serbian | Riđogrla vijoglava |
| Slovak | krutohlav africký, Krutihlav hnedohrdlý |
| Spanish | Torcecuello de Eurasia, Torcecuello africano |
| Swahili | Kiseleagofu Koo-jekundu |
| Swedish | rödbröstad göktyta |
| Turkish | Kızıl Boyunlu Boyunçeviren |
| Ukrainian | крутиголовка африканська |








