Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Waxwings (Bombycillidae)

Code 4

BOWA

Code 6

BOMGAR

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown in juveniles, dark brown in adults.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain, Masked, Crested or plumed
Crown Color: Pink-gray to red-brown.
Forehead Color: Red-brown
Nape Color: Gray
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 16-21 cm (6.25-8.25 in)
Weight: 57 g (2 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: Gray
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong rapid flight with a series of rapid wing beats alternating with wings pulled briefly to sides.
Wingspan Range: 33 cm (13.14 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid with yellow tip.
Upper Tail: Gray and black with yellow tip.
Under Tail: Gray with yellow tip and red-brown undertail coverts.
Leg Color: Gray

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