Waxwings

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.

Species in this family

• Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
• Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
• Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica

Lookalikes compared

• Bohemian Waxwing vs Cedar Waxwing
• Bohemian Waxwing vs Japanese Waxwing