Waxwings

The Japanese Waxwing is about 18 cm in length and its plumage is mostly pinkish-brown. It has a pointed crest, a black throat, a black stripe through the eye, a pale yellow centre to the belly and a black tail with a red tip. The wings have a pattern of black, grey and white with a reddish-brown stripe running across them. The call is a high-pitched trill but there is no true song.
Unlike the other species of waxwing, it lacks the row of waxy red feather-tips on the wing, which gives the birds their name. Japanese Waxwings often occur in mixed flocks with Bohemian Waxwings.

Size: 16-18 cm (6-7 in)

Wingspan: 33 cm (13 in)

Weight: 45-69 g (1.59-2.44 ounces)

Medium-sized songbird.

Brown overall with a black throat.

Red tip to tail.

The wings have a pattern of black, grey and white with a reddish-brown stripe running across them.

Mask on top of head.

Stripe through the eye, pale yellow centre to the grey belly.

Small bill.