The anteater torcol, its scientific name Jynx torquilla, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

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It is part of the Picidae family, and of the order Piciformes.

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He is recognizable by his gray and brown head, his red throat, his white belly with small brown dots, his back and a line at the level of his brown eyes. Its beak and legs are gray. It is a fairly mimetic species compared to trees. So it's quite difficult to see it. This species is quite rare in Normandy.

In the anteater torcol, it is impossible to recognize the male from the female.

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It feeds only on ants and sometimes other insects.

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The anteater torcol lives in all areas near water.

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It nests in pairs at the top of a tree, in a nest already built. It lays about 6 to 9 eggs . In the year, there may be a second egg-laying.

It is a rather talkative species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.