Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
Waxwings (Bombycillidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Bohemian Waxwing with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum | 12 |
| Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica | 4 |
| Dunnock Prunella modularis | 3 |
| Crested Lark Galerida cristata | 2 |
| European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola | 2 |
Family
The waxwings are three species of passerine birds classified in the genus Bombycilla. They are pinkish-brown and pale grey with distinctive smooth plumage in which many body feathers are not individually visible, a black and white eyestripe, a crest, a square-cut tail and pointed wings. Some of the wing feathers have red tips, the resemblance of which to sealing wax gives these birds their common name.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …