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Bombycilla garrulus

Family: BombycillidaeGenus: Bombycillanative in Germany

native in Germany

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Plants

visited

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Interactions

documented

About this species

A songbird of the waxwing family, with an average body mass of about 54 grams and a wingspan of nearly 12 centimetres. It feeds mainly on fruit and invertebrates, and can live up to 13.5 years.

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Prey / FoodPlant food

Yearly cycle

Breeds once a year, laying a clutch of five eggs. Incubation takes about 15 days, and the nestlings fledge at around 20 days of age.

Merkmale

Körper

Wingspan

11.62 cm

Weight

54.45 g

Max. Lebensalter

13.5 Jahre

Fortpflanzung

Wurfgröße / Gelege

5, 1× pro Jahr

Bebrütungsdauer

15.25 Tage

Ausflugalter

20.5 Tage

Geschlechtsreife

~1 Jahre

Ernährung & Verhalten

50% Früchte30% Wirbellose20% Pflanzen

Scientific profile

Bombycilla garrulus is a member of the Bombycillidae family. It has an average body mass of 54.45 grams and a wingspan of 11.62 centimetres. The maximum recorded lifespan is 13.5 years. Its diet consists of 50% fruit, 20% other plant material and 30% invertebrates, classifying it as an omnivore. It produces a single brood each year, with a consistent clutch size of five eggs. Incubation lasts about 15 days, and the young fledge after approximately 20 days.

Visited plants

4 plants are visited by this species

Viscum albumPrunus padus subsp. borealisMalus domesticaViburnum opulus cv. 'Roseum'

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)