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Japanese Waxwing
Bombycilla japonica (Siebold, 1824)
Bombycillidae — Waxwings
Japanese Waxwing, Bombycilla japonica, breeds in eastern Asia and belongs to the waxwing family within the passerines. It was described by Siebold in 1824. Its breeding range lies in the Palearctic region of eastern Asia. The species is known for the red tips on the male’s secondary wing feathers, a feature that has given waxwings their common name. It nests in trees, making a cup from twigs and lining it with grass and moss.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Bombycillidae — Waxwings
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: e Asia
