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Birds
Cedar waxwing
Cedar waxwing · Bombycilla cedrorum
Gentle masked birds: cedar waxwings captivate with silky colours, red wing tips and quiet calls among berries and treetops.
Fact file
- Size
- Around 16 cm long and 30 grams in weight
- Males and females
- Male and female are barely distinguishable in appearance
- Sounds
- High, fine trilling calls, soft and gentle
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on berries, fruit and insects
- Offspring
- Four to six young birds hatch after around two weeks of incubation
How to identify Cedar waxwing
Cedar waxwings are sleek, slender birds with silky beige-brown plumage and an elegant black eye mask. Their head carries a pointed crest that always seems slightly raised. The body is streamlined, with a gentle colour gradient from warm brown on the head to pale grey on the belly and tail.
Typical features are the bright yellow tail tips and red wax droplets on the wing tips that shine like sealing wax. In flight the cedar waxwing appears graceful, with even wingbeats and a slightly arched silhouette. The legs are short and the compact bill is deep black.
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