The Japanese waxwing is a fairly small passerine bird of the waxwing family found in the East Palaearctic. It feeds mainly on fruit and berries but also eats insects during the summer. The nest is a cup of twigs lined with grass and moss which is built in a tree. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Siebold, H 1824)
Reference:
Hist. Nat. Japonia Statu
Protonym:
Bombycivora japonica
Type locality:
'Fyco ac Tsikuzen' = Kumamoto and Fukuoka prefectures, Kyushu, Japan.
Avibase ID:
F13AA87F365F7687
Avibase ID:
avibase-F13AA87F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F13AA87F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558908
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Jaseur du Japon ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Jaseur du Japon ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 1st edition: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2021: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2022: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2023: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2024: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 3rd edition: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 4th edition: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2015: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2016: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2017: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2018: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Clements, version 2019: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 1.50: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 1.52: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 1.53: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 1.54: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 1.55: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2015: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2016: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2017: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2018: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2019: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2021: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2022: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2023: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
eBird version 2024: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Oriental Bird Club: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Bombycilla japonica |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bombycilla japonica |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Bombycilla japonica |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Japanese Waxwing ( Bombycilla japonica) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bombycilla japonica |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bombycilla japonica |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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