Bombycilla garrulus

Bohemian Waxwing

Main author: Jaime Miralles de Imperial, January 2024

Supplemented by: Magnus Hellström, January 2024

Citation: Ottenby Bird Observatory. 2015. Ringers’ DigiGuide – Bombycilla garrulus. www.ringersdigiguide.ottenby.se

MOULT

                     Adult         Young

Summer       SC*             sp

Winter           –                 –

Young sp: The post-juv moult includes body, some or all LC and MC, and 0-4 GC (usually 1-3). Note that unlike other small passerines, waxwings have 11 GC.
Adult SC: The post-br moult usually includes the whole plumage, but single SS are sometimes retained as a result of an arrested moult. At Ottenby (Nov 2023) 17% of the adult birds (n=30) retained 2-3 unmoulted SS.

AGE:

Autumn

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