Wildlifeof Nepal
Bohemian Waxwing
Other SongbirdsBombycilla garrulus
Basic stats
Diet
Mostly fruit such as rowan berries in winter; insects in summer
Habitat
Mature coniferous forest; towns, gardens and roadsides outside the breeding season
Range
Northern Eurasia and North America; winters from eastern Britain across Europe to Japan, irrupting far south in some years
Clutch size
3-7 eggs
Incubation period
13-14 days
Size
19-23cm
The Bohemian waxwing is a starling-sized songbird, 19 to 23cm long, with buff-grey plumage, a pointed crest, a black face mask, red waxy tips on the wings and a yellow tail band. It lives in mature coniferous forest across northern Eurasia and North America, and outside the breeding season visits towns, gardens and roadsides, feeding in large flocks that can be very tame (Wikipedia, general species account).
It eats mostly fruit such as rowan berries in winter and insects in summer. The female incubates three to seven eggs in a cup nest in a tree for 13 to 14 days. It winters from eastern Britain across Europe to Japan and in some years irrupts far south of its usual range. The source does not mention Nepal or South Asia, so its status on the Nepal list should be checked (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Bohemian Waxwing eat?
- Mostly fruit such as rowan berries in winter; insects in summer
- What habitat does the Bohemian Waxwing live in?
- Mature coniferous forest; towns, gardens and roadsides outside the breeding season
- Where is the Bohemian Waxwing found?
- Northern Eurasia and North America; winters from eastern Britain across Europe to Japan, irrupting far south in some years
- How many eggs does the Bohemian Waxwing lay?
- 3-7 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Bohemian Waxwing incubated?
- 13-14 days
- How big is the Bohemian Waxwing?
- 19-23cm