Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian waxwing one of the most adorable and cutest birds. This bird comes in the category of least concern. They are known for their beautiful wings, blush on their faces, and many more. 

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Scientific name- Bombycilla garrulus

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Family	Bombycillidae
Genus	Bombycilla
Species	garrulus

About-

This grayish-brown bird with a peach blush on its cheeks has a charming look.

These birds have a noisy group. They are found in the Northern United States 🇺🇸 and Canada 🇨🇦.

They are 19-23cm long. Their wingspan is 32-35.5 cm. They can weigh up to 55g.

They are short-tailed birds with yellow tips. Their lifespan is 5 years. The oldest waxwing was 5 years 10 months old.

Their migration starts in September in the North.

 

Habitat -

They usually, breed in evergreen and mixed forests near lakes, ponds, and rivers. While in the nonbreeding season they cruise around woodlands roadside and park in the search of fruits.

Feeding -

They usually feed on insects 🐛 , berries🍒, and fruits. They have an amazing characteristic of searching fruits, they can effortlessly search fruits.

Predators -

They have so many predators, like rough-legged buzzards, prairie falcon, great grey shrike, and Eurasian sparrow hawks. 

Identification -

They are grey-colored blushing peachy face birds. Adults are grey with rusty under the tail and have a beautiful, yellow-tipped tail. The female is also similar to the male but the difference is that the yellow terminal band is leaner in the female's tail.

Mating, Breeding, and Nesting -

They are monogamous pairs. Males impress females by several things like fluffing up their body feathers, pushing the tail downwards, and raising the height. Later, when the females are attracted to males the males start passing food to the females, then the females pass it to males, which goes on about 14 times. Then after they mate. The female lays 3-7 pale blue color eggs with black spots. The chicks are altricial. Only females incubate the eggs for about 13-14 days. They are also called social birds.

They usually breed near rivers, in coniferous forests.