Bohemian Waxwing
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Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Yellowstone National Park
25 Verified records at Yellowstone National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bohemian Waxwing sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

Cedar Waxwing
LC

Cedar Waxwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bombycilla cedrorum

5–10% · With luck
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

80–90% · Very likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

50–60% · Likely
Mountain Chickadee
LC

Mountain Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile gambeli

50–60% · Likely
Chipping Sparrow
LC

Chipping Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spizella passerina

40–50% · Likely
Dark-eyed Junco
LC

Dark-eyed Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco hyemalis

40–50% · Likely
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus calendula

40–50% · Likely
Clark's Nutcracker
LC

Clark's Nutcracker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nucifraga columbiana

30–40% · Possible
Mountain Bluebird
LC

Mountain Bluebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sialia currucoides

30–40% · Possible
Violet-green Swallow
LC

Violet-green Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta thalassina

30–40% · Possible
White-crowned Sparrow
LC

White-crowned Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia leucophrys

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
6 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
8 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
11 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
12 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
15 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
16 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
18 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
21 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
22 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
26 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
27 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
28 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
29 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
30 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
31 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
32 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
33 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
34 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
35 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
36 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
37 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bohemian Waxwing in Yellowstone National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Bohemian Waxwing sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bohemian Waxwing in Yellowstone National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bohemian Waxwing in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.

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