Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Identification Tips:

• 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.