The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck
The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Jynx iynx, iyngis (Greek, Lat.) wryneck ; Iynga in ancient Greek. mythology, a beautiful nymph, the daughter of the god of the forest Pan and the nymph Echo, who possessed the magic of a love spell, but for this Hera, the wife of Zeus, turned her into a nondescript wryneck.
torquilla torquere (lat.) to twist, bend, turn (name - for the snake twisting of the neck and head in a hollow in danger)
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