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| Eurasian Wryneck 1 Vanvihar 060916 |
The Eurasian Wryneck is at 46th place in my listing of birds that I have seen and photographed. I had sighted it at Vanvihar National Park, Bhopal during my early morning walk in the month of September. I could not identify it as I was seeing it for the first time.
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| Eurasian Wryneck 2 Vanvihar 060916 |
Some experienced birders identified it as Eurasian Wryneck. It is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. A majority population of this species are migratory, wintering in southern Asia from Iran to the Indian Subcontinent. It preferred habitat is open countryside, woodlands, and orchards.
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| Eurasian Wryneck 3 Vanvihar 060916 |
I have not seen this bird thereafter so far. Probably, it seems to have migrated in advance. It preys on ants and other insects. It gets its English name from its ability to turn its head almost 180 degrees.
It was classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
References:
1) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp
2) Birds of South Asia, The Ripley guide by Pamela C. Rasmussen and John C Anderton
3) The Book of Indian Birds by Salim Ali
4) A Pictorial Field Guide to Birds of India by Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia
5) The Wikipedia
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