Bohemian Waxwing
(Bombycilla garrulus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRN - Nonbreeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The body is brownish-gray without a yellow wash. The undertail coverts are rusty red or chestnut brown. The wing tips have bold yellow and white markings. |
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Size |
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6½″ to 8″ in length 14½″ wingspan |
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Similar Species |
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Habitat |
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Areas with abundant fruit, including residential areas |
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Ecology |
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Migration |
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Late October to mid-April |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Irregular migrant and winter visitor |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Bombycillidae (waxwings) | ||
Genus |
Bombycilla (waxwings) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus garrulus) Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus pallidiceps) |
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Slideshows |
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| Bohemian Waxwings Tania Simpson |
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| Waxwings (Family Bombycillidae) Don Delaney |
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| Waxwing Nigel Blake |
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| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) Martin D. Parr |
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Other Videos |
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| Bohemian Waxwings Eating Apples in Maine WIld Bird Video Productions |
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Uploaded on Feb 25, 2011 Bohemian waxwings feeding on apples in Maine. © Garth McElroy |
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| Waxwing Waxwings in my Hand Tommy H. Hyndman |
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Published on Nov 9, 2012 Wild Bohemian Waxwings eating apples from my hand.See more: http://fair-isle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/... Video taken on my hand held Lumix pocket camera in my other hand. location: Auld Haa House, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. ZE2 9JU see my Fair Isle Blog for more info: http://fair-isle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/henry-waxwings-hand-feeding-again.html?showComment=1352378256602#c7146128146511058420 |
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| Bohemian Waxwings Richard Hoeg |
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Published on Feb 19, 2016 The Bohemians have been visiting a large crab apple tree on the North Shore of Lake Superior about 6 miles outside of Duluth, Minnesota. |
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| Bohemian Waxwings LesleytheBirdNerd |
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Published on Nov 18, 2014 |
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| Drunk birds sober up in Environment Yukon holding tank CBC News |
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Published on Nov 18, 2014 Birds in Yukon are having some trouble flying straight these days. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/cbcnews? Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: www.cbcnews.ca »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» |
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