Birds of Germany

This guide is based on wikipedia's list of birds of Germany with accidentals removed to keep the guide under 500 entries.

Eurasian Wryneck

The Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and in southern Asia from Iran to the Indian Subcontinent, but some are resident in northwestern Africa. It is a bird of open countryside, woodland and orchards.

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