Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum (Vieillot, 1808) 10460
Family: Passeriformes > Bombycillidae

There have only been a handful of records of this American equivalent of our Waxwing, which has yellow (rather than red) waxy tips to some of its wing feathers.

Select a topic for more facts and statistics about the Cedar Waxwing

  • Breeding
  • Winter
73 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
73 records

BTO RECORDS

73 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
73 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Cedar Waxwing, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Cynffon Sidan y Cedrwydd
Catalan: ocell sedós americà
Czech: brkoslav americký
Danish: Cedersilkehale
Dutch: Cederpestvogel
Estonian: ameerika siidisaba
Finnish: amerikantilhi
French: Jaseur d’Amérique
German: Zedernseidenschwanz
Hungarian: cédruscsonttollú
Icelandic: Sedrustoppa
Italian: Beccofrusone dei cedri
Latvian: ciedru zidaste
Lithuanian: kedrinis svirbelis
Norwegian: Einersidensvans
Polish: jemioluszka cedrowa
Portuguese: picoteiro-americano
Slovak: chochlác americký
Slovenian: ameriški pegam
Spanish: Ampelis americano
Swedish: indiansidensvans

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