Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBombycilla garrulus (Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing)
GenusBombycilla (a genus of birds)
FamilyBOMBYCILLIDAE (waxwings)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Newman, P.J. 2003 Waxwing feeding on Cotoneaster Vol 14, No. 4 Page: 279
Sterry, P. 2004 Waxwing Vol 16, No 2 Page: 125

Bombycilla garrulus (Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bombycilla garrulus (Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bombycilla garrulus (Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing)
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