Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Japanese Waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) - HBW 10, p. 317
French: Jaseur du Japon
German: Blutseidenschwanz
Spanish: Ampelis Japonés
Other common names: East Asian Waxwing
Taxonomy: Bombycivora japonica Siebold, 1824, Kumamoto and Fukuoka prefectures, Kyushu, Japan.
Appears to be most closely related to B. garrulus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds SE Russia (E Yakutia, Khabarovsk and Amur), also irregularly in adjacent NE China (N Heilongjiang); non-breeding mainly E China, Korea and Japan.
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perched in tree top near mistletoe, try counting the berries it has eaten! Locality Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 February 2007 2 years ago 29 sec 3 -
A bird changing its perch Locality Hong Kong Zoo, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2002 5 years ago 16 sec 3 -
two birds perched in tree tops, joined by a third - middle bird starts a pooh Locality Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 February 2007 2 years ago 26 sec 2.5
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adult
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 8 May 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
adult
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 8 May 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Japanese Waxwing, dorsal view in harsh light.
Locality Happy Island, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 14 May 2007 2 years ago 3
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