wryneck

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrʌɪnɛk/

noun

  • 1an Old World bird of the woodpecker family, with brown camouflaged plumage and a habit of twisting and writhing the neck when disturbed.
    • Genus Jynx, family Picidae: two species, in particular the northern wryneck (J. torquilla) of Eurasia