Bohemian waxwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Bohemian waxwing lives – recorded in 28 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bombycilla garrulus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	28 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Bombycillidae

Where does the Bohemian waxwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Bohemian waxwing in 28 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Bohemian waxwing endangered?

The Bohemian waxwing’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Bohemian waxwing?

The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Bombycillidae, genus Bombycilla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Bohemian waxwing

The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a starling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of the Palearctic and North America. It has mainly buff-grey plumage, black face markings and a pointed crest. Its wings are patterned with white and bright yellow, and some of the wing feathers have red tips, the resemblance of which to sealing wax gives these birds their common name. The two or three subspecies show only minor differences in appearance. Females are similar to males, although young birds are less well-marked and have few or no waxy wingtips. Although the Bohemian waxwing's range overlaps those of the cedar and Japanese waxwings, it is easily distinguished from them by size and plumage differences.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bohemian waxwing (revision 1380656700), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26135 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).