Waxwings (Bombycillidae) - HBW 10
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
French: Jaseur boréal
German: Seidenschwanz
Spanish: Ampelis Europeo
Other common names: Waxwing, Greater/Common Waxwing
Taxonomy: Lanius Garrulus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Appears to be most closely related to B. japonica. Geographical variation involves only minor plumage differences; individuals from E part of range of centralasiae often as dark as nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758) - breeds N Sweden, far N Norway, N Finland and N Russia (S of tree-line) E to approximately Ural Mts; non-breeding S to Poland, the Balkans, Ukraine, irregularly farther S.
- centralasiae Poliakov, 1915 - breeds C & E Russia S of tree-line from approximately Ural Mts E to Sea of Okhotsk and Kamchatka, S to Altai Mts, L Baikal and lower Amur Valley; non-breeding S to Kazakhstan, N China and Japan, rarely to N Indian Subcontinent, S China and Taiwan.
- pallidiceps Reichenow, 1908 - breeds NW & NC North America; non-breeding E to SE Canada (Newfoundland) and S to C & NE USA, irregularly farther S.
- Least Concern
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A pair in courtship behavior on the shore of a lake Poorfish Lake, Nunavut, Canada (ssp pallidiceps)
Robert Schaefer 24 June 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
Adults feeding on mountain ash berries Anchorage, Alaska, USA (ssp pallidiceps)
Wayne Hall 2 January 2009 32 weeks ago 1 min 22 sec 4.2 -
adult eating berries Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA (ssp pallidiceps)
Malcolm Mark Swan 8 January 2010 8 weeks ago 32 sec 4 -
A Bohemian Waxwing feeding on an apple. Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
Liam McCafferty 1 March 2009 1 year ago 30 sec 4 -
First one adult, then another, each feeding on berries Ensival, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp garrulus)
Jean Hupperetz 28 March 2003 6 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
A 1st winter perched in a tree and flying away Werbomont, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp garrulus)
Jean Hupperetz 22 February 2003 6 years ago 30 sec 3.6
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Juvenile male in Govanhill Park, 1 of 73 birds present. Glasgow, Scotland, UK
clydebirder 21 October 2008 49 weeks ago 4.6 -
Found a few bohemian waxwing low in a tree eating red berries Alberta, Canada
Rob McKay 31 March 2009 49 weeks ago 4.5 -
An adult on a tree Belgium
Franck Renard 9 February 2005 1 year ago 4.4 -
A group of 20 birds came to eat the fruits of the trees I planted for them in my garden. Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium
Jean Hupperetz 28 December 2008 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Bird in an ornamental tree. Hertfordshire, England, UK
Mark Gurney 30 December 2008 1 year ago 4 -
Waxwing in snowstorm Ystad, Skane County, Sweden
Jonn Leffmann 12 January 2009 48 weeks ago 3.8
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calls of a group of 30 birds Groningen, Netherlands
DusanB 28 November 2004 14 weeks ago 3
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