Cedar waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum · Bombycillidae

The cedar waxwing is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized bird that is mainly brown, gray, and yellow. Some of the wing feathers have red tips, which resemble sealing wax, giving the bird its common name.

Where the Cedar waxwing lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in Texas, California, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina and Ontario.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 7,256,869 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.