Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, is a passerine of the waxwing family that breeds across the Palearctic and in North America. It is found in northern forests, especially coniferous woodland near water. A pointed crest and black facial markings help identify it, along with buff-grey plumage and wings marked with white and bright yellow. Some wing feathers end in red tips, giving the bird its name. Young birds are less strongly marked, and females closely resemble males. It is usually separated from cedar and Japanese waxwings by differences in size and plumage.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Bombycillidae — Waxwings

Breeding range

Palearctic, North America: n