The Cedar Waxwing [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Cedar Waxwing Looks Like

The Cedar Waxwing has overall_color color of pale brown and grey and pale yellow and yellow.

The Cedar Waxwing has above_color color of pale brown and grey and yellow.

The Cedar Waxwing has head color of pale brown.

The Cedar Waxwing has face color of pale brown.

The Cedar Waxwing has below_color color of pale yellow.

The Cedar Waxwing has back color of grey.

The Cedar Waxwing has bill color of blackish.

The Cedar Waxwing has wing color of grey and red.

The Cedar Waxwing has belly color of pale yellow.

The Cedar Waxwing has tail color of grey and yellow.

The Cedar Waxwing has chest color of pale yellow.

The Cedar Waxwing has leg color of blackish.

The Cedar Waxwing has neck color of pale yellow.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Cedar Waxwing

The length of the Cedar Waxwing is from 5.5 inches to 6.7 inches (14.0 cm to 17.0 cm).

The weight of the Cedar Waxwing is 1.1 inches (2.8 cm).

The wingspan of the Cedar Waxwing is from 8.7 inches to 11.8 inches (22.1 cm to 30.0 cm).

Pictures of the Cedar Waxwing

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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing 20150206 by Pussreboots, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, Cedar waxwing in hiding by Joe K Gage, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing 20150206 by Pussreboots, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing birds berries by watts_photos, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing bird by watts_photos, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing 20150206 by Pussreboots, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing 20150206 by Pussreboots, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing 20150206 by Pussreboots, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing 20150206 by Pussreboots, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Cedar Waxwing, cedar waxwing 20150206 by Pussreboots, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Cedar Waxwing, Adult & juvenile cedar waxwings by synspectrum, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Cedar Waxwing
juvenile Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing – Juvenile by foxman_of_masovia, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Cedar Waxwing
juvenile Cedar Waxwing, Adult & juvenile cedar waxwings by synspectrum, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Cedar Waxwing
flock Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwings by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Cedar Waxwing
flock Cedar Waxwing, 2018-03-22_07-55-11 by steevithak, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flock Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing Flock by Photo Cindy, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flock Cedar Waxwing, A flock of Cedar Waxwings by Jim Bauer, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Cedar Waxwing
flight Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing in flight 06-17-2013 by Richard Hurd, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing in flight 04-08-2013 by Richard Hurd, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing Taking Flight by born1945, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing in flight 04-08-560 by Richard Hurd, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing in flight 04-10-2014 70 by Richard Hurd, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Cedar Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing by ~ Michaela Sagatova ~, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Cedar Waxwing

seldom forages alone, except when nesting.

Occasionally hovers while picking berries or removing insects from vegetation.

frequently sends out a fly to grab insects in flight.

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What the Cedar Waxwing Likes to Eat

The Cedar Waxwing feeds on the following:

  • berries (juniper, dogwood, and wild cherries)
  • flowers
  • oozing sap
  • insects (beetles, caterpillars, ants)

Where To Find the Cedar Waxwing

You can find the Cedar Waxwing in the following habitats:

  • Open woodlands
  • fruiting trees
  • orchards
  • towns