Waxwing

Name: Waxwing

Scientific name: Bombycilla garrulus

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 100

What are nature stars?

About: A starling-sized bird. The Waxwing is one of Britain's most exotic-looking birds, pink with a large crest, a grey rump, a black tail tipped with bright yelow, orangey brown under the tail, a black throat patch and dark wings with yellow and white markings

How to identify: Unmistakeable.

Where: A rare winter visitor which can turn up anywhere, particularly in the north and east of the country.

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 10
• Agility: 60
• Rarity: 90
• Cute factor: 80
• Traveller: 80

Fantastic fact: There are two other species of Waxwing: the Japanese Waxwing of eastern Asia and the Cedar Waxwing of North America.

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc