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Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Bombycillidae
BTO Codes:
WX , WAXWI
EURING No:
10480
Number in Britain:
100 birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
garrulus recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
34 cm
Weight:
M/F: 63 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: Bombukos =silk + Mod. L. cilla =tail
and L.: garrulus =chattering
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia, nw North America, WINTERS: Irregularly to s Europe & c US
Habitat:
Coniferous forest, birch woodland
Diet:
Summer, insects esp. midges & mosquitos, winter, fruit and plant buds from trees
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Winter:
100 individuals
in 1981-84
Note: Probably now an overestimate
First Record:
1662
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
30 to 200 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
24 x 18 mm
Egg Weight:
3.8 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
5 eggs
Incubation:
13 - 14 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
15 - 17 days
as:
Altricial, naked
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
113
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
2yr11m
(Finland: 6yr 6m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B+
Wing Length
Adult:
117.3 ± 2.5
Range
113 - 121 mm, N =723
Juvenile:
117.0 ± 2.3
113 - 121 mm, N =293
Male:
117.6 ± 2.5
114 - 121 mm, N =369
Female:
117.1 ± 2.5
113 - 121 mm, N =321
Weight
Adult:
58.10 ± 4.61
Range
51.00 - 66.00 g , N =650
Juvenile:
57.49 ± 5.85
48.30 - 66.00 g , N =263
Male:
58.14 ± 4.68
51.00 - 66.00 g , N =329
Female:
58.08 ± 4.57 .
51.00 - 66.00 g , N =291
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Bohemian Waxwing
Gaelic:
Canranach-dearg
Welsh:
Cynffon Sidan
Danish:
Silkehale
Dutch:
Pestvogel
Finnish:
Tilhi
French:
Jaseur boréal
German:
Seidenschwanz
Hungarian:
Csonttollú
Icelandic:
Silkitoppa
Irish:
Síodeiteach
Italian:
Beccofrusone
Norwegian:
Sidensvans
Polish:
Jemioluszka zwyczajna
Portuguese:
Tagarela-europeu
Spanish:
Ampelis
Swedish:
Sidensvans
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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