Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyBombycillidae (Waxwings)
GenusBombycilla (Waxwings)
SpeciesBombycilla garrulus (Bohemian Waxwing)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Katmai National Park

1 Verified records at Katmai National Park

☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park

Pica hudsonia

70–80% · Very likely

Corvus corax

40–50% · Likely

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Turdus migratorius

Setophaga coronata

Cardellina pusilla

Zonotrichia atricapilla

30–40% · Possible

Leiothlypis celata

30–40% · Possible

LC Endemic

Passerculus sandwichensis

30–40% · Possible

Perisoreus canadensis

20–30% · Possible

Tachycineta bicolor

20–30% · Possible

Poecile atricapillus

20–30% · Possible

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Bohemian Waxwing at Katmai National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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

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Bohemian Waxwing

Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park

Black-billed Magpie

Common Raven

White-crowned Sparrow

American Robin

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Orange-crowned Warbler

Savannah Sparrow

Gray Jay

Tree Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found