Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyBombycillidae (Waxwings)
- GenusBombycilla (Waxwings)
- SpeciesBombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing)
The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 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. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America. Its diet includes cedar cones, fruit, holly berries, and insects. The cedar waxwing is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cedar Waxwing sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
Ptilogonys caudatus
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cedar Waxwing in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Cedar Waxwing sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cedar Waxwing in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Cedar Waxwing in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.