Cedar Waxwing Animal Pictures

Bombycilla cedrorum

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cedar perched in berry tree
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The silky sheen of the feathers set the cedar waxwing apart from other brown birds.

Cedar waxwing bird in a berry tree

Cedar waxwing bird
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Their diet includes berries, small fruit, flowers, oozing sap, and insects. They feed on various berries like wild cherries and juniper and consume insects like beetles, ants, and caterpillars.

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Cedar Waxwing
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Cedar waxwings are short to long-distance migrants. They breed in Central to Southern Canada and spend winters in the Southern United States, Mexico, and Central America.