Listen to the Bohemian waxwing
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About the Bohemian waxwing
The Bohemian waxwing is a bird in the family Bombycillidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 34 cm.
What does the Bohemian waxwing sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a starling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of the Palearctic and North America. It has mainly buff-grey plumage, black face markings and a pointed crest. Its wings are patterned with white and bright yellow, and some of the wing feathers have red tips, the resemblance of which to sealing wax gives these birds their common name. The two or three subspecies show only minor differences in appearance. Females are similar to males, although young birds are less well-marked and have few or no waxy wingtips. Although the Bohemian waxwing's range overlaps those of the cedar and Japanese waxwings, it is easily distinguished from them by size and plumage differences.
Related birds in the genus Bombycilla
Frequently asked questions
What does a Bohemian waxwing sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Bohemian waxwing on this page, including its flight call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Bohemian waxwing endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Bohemian waxwing as “least concern”.
What family does the Bohemian waxwing belong to?
The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) belongs to the family Bombycillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Moscow, gorod Moskva, Moscow by Bushman – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26135 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bohemian waxwing – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium – CC BY 2.0