Wildlifeof China
Japanese Waxwing
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Bombycilla japonica
Basic stats
Diet
Primarily fruit and berries; insects in summer
Habitat
Dense coniferous forest when breeding
Range
Eastern Palearctic; breeds in the Russian Far East and northeasternmost China
Size
15–18cm
Weight
54–64g
The Japanese waxwing is a 15–18cm pinkish-brown bird with a pointed crest, black throat and eye-stripe, pale-yellow belly centre, grey rump and rusty-red undertail. Its dark tail ends in a black-bordered red tip, distinguishing it from the yellow-tailed Bohemian waxwing. It breeds in dense coniferous forest in the Russian Far East and northeasternmost China, including Heilongjiang. Fruit and berries dominate its diet, supplemented by insects during summer; the cup nest is built from twigs and lined with grass and moss. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Japanese Waxwing eat?
- Primarily fruit and berries; insects in summer
- What habitat does the Japanese Waxwing live in?
- Dense coniferous forest when breeding
- Where is the Japanese Waxwing found?
- Eastern Palearctic; breeds in the Russian Far East and northeasternmost China
- How big is the Japanese Waxwing?
- 15–18cm
- How much does the Japanese Waxwing weigh?
- 54–64g