Birds and wildlife
Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulusGroup: waxwingsUK Conservation status:GreenHow to identify
The Waxwing is a plump bird, which is slightly smaller than a Starling. It has a prominent crest (head feathers that stick up). It's reddish-brown with a black throat, a small black mask around its eye, yellow and white in the wings and a yellow-tipped tail. It does not breed in the UK, but is a winter visitor. In some years, we see larger numbers of visiting Waxwings, called irruptions, when the population in their breeding grounds gets too big for the food available.Call
![](https://base-prod.rspb-prod.magnolia-platform.com/dam/jcr:feebb1b1-9094-4c62-be1d-aee9fdd52ea0/1904985247-Species-Waxwing-On-branch-with-berry-and-snow.jpg)
Waxwing
Patrik Åberg / xeno-canto
Key
- Resident
- Passage
- Summer
- Winter
![](https://base-prod.rspb-prod.magnolia-platform.com/dam/jcr:7255a824-3ec9-415c-ba5a-67b282804aac/waxwing_distributionmap.jpg)
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Key facts
You might also be interested in...
No results