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Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: BOMBYCILLIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

The Bohemian Waxwing is an irregular winter visitor from the far North. It comes primarily to states and provinces along the United States/Canada border, a bit farther southward in the West.

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Appearance

Flycatcherlike
Flycatcherlike
Typical Voice

Adult Description

  • Medium-sized songbird.
  • Brownish gray overall.
  • Crest on top of head.
  • Black mask.
  • Yellow tip to tail.
  • White and yellow feather edging in wings.
  • Reddish under the tail.

Immature Description

Juvenile similar to adult, but grayer overall, with broad streaking on underparts, no black on throat or behind eye.

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    Bohemian Waxwing

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Similar Species

Cedar Waxwing is slightly smaller, lacks reddish under tail and white and yellow stripes on closed wing, and has a yellowish belly.