Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

(B. g. garrulus)

Armenian Name:	Սրնգահավ

See Plate 37 for Bohemian Waxwing and other similar species

Resident Status:	Casual
Length:	18 cm, Wing Span:32-35.5 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 229.
Description:	Pink-brown and gray with distinct crest, black chin and eyestripe, red-brown undertail coverts, small red tips on secondaries, and yellow tail tip.
Adult:	Primaries tipped with bright yellow and white. Female has narrower yellow tail tip.
Juvenile:	Duller; streaked below and pale streak on outer primary tips only.
Behavior:	In winter, feeds in flocks.
Habitat:	Scrub areas with berry bushes, city parks.
Food:	Berries, invertebrates.