Identification Tips:
- Length: 5.75 inches
- Short, thin bill
- Pale brown crest
- Black eye patch and chin
- Pale brown head fading into pale yellow belly
- White undertail coverts
- Dark brown back
- Dark wings with thin, red bar
- Black tail with yellow tip
- Juveniles have much duller, grayer head and body with blurry streaks on
underparts
- Frequently found in large flocks feeding on fruit
| Similar species:
The Bohemian Waxwing is similar to the Cedar Waxwing but has dark undertail
coverts, gray belly and white and yellow markings in the wing.
Credits:- Citation:
- Gough, G.A., Sauer, J.R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
1998. Version 97.1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html
- Length and wingspan from:
- Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America.
New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
- Clutch size, fledging, brood, and incubation information from:
- Ehrlich,
P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide
to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York. Simon and Schuster
Inc.
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