Wildlife Around Las Vegas, Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
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General Description: Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) are sleek, reddish-gray birds with a brown crest, black face mask bordered with white lines, and a yellow band across the end of the tail.

Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Bombycillidae.

Favored Habitat: Places with berries and fruit.

Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, Cedar Waxwings occur everywhere, but nowhere when you specifically go looking for them, so there is no reliable place to look. Even so, keep an eye out for Cedar Waxwings at Corn Creek and in urban parks and yards.

Comments:

Note the red, waxy tips to the wing feathers: these put the "wax" in Waxwing.

If you were a tasty bug or a big juicy berry, this might be the last face you ever see!

Cedar Waxwing with crest down	Cedar Waxwing with crest more upright
Cedar Waxwing eating a Mulberry at Corn Creek	Cedar Waxwing adult
Cedar Waxwing juvenile; notice streaks on front	Cedar Waxwing juvenile
Cedar Waxwings are flocking birds; if you find one, look for more	Cedar Waxwing are flocking birds; if you find one, look for more

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.

; Last updated 240124

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