wryneck

/ˈɹaɪnɛk/

UK: /ˈɹaɪnɛk/

wryneck

English Noun

Definition

Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.

Etymology

From wry + neck.