Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyBombycillidae (Waxwings)
GenusBombycilla (Waxwings)
SpeciesBombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Nahanni National Park

3 Verified sightings at Nahanni National Park From 2019 to 2026

19,074 Verified sightings across all 51 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Cedar Waxwing

The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized bird that is mainly brown, gray, and yellow. Some of the wing feathers have red tips, which resemble sealing wax, giving the bird its common name. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America. Its diet includes cedar cones, fruit, holly berries, and insects. The cedar waxwing is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.

The three species of waxwings were moved to their own genus, Bombycilla, by Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1808. Bombycilla is Vieillot's attempt at Latin for "silktail", translating the German name Seidenschwänze. Vieillot thought that motacilla, Latin for wagtails, was derived from mota for "move" and cilla, which he thought meant "tail"; however, Motacilla actually combines motacis, a mover, with the diminutive suffix -illa. He then combined this "cilla" with the Latin bombyx, meaning silk. The specific epithet cedrorum is Latin for "of the cedars".

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Closest Relatives at Nahanni National Park

Bombycilla garrulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Junco hyemalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Catharus ustulatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Melospiza lincolnii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geothlypis trichas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Regulus calendula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Perisoreus canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Turdus migratorius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
3	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
6	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
7	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
8	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
9	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
10	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
11	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
12	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
13	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
19	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
25	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
27	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
33	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
36	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
42	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
44	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
45	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
50	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Cedar Waxwing

About the Cedar Waxwing

Recent sightings of Cedar Waxwing in Nahanni National Park

Closest Relatives at Nahanni National Park

Bohemian Waxwing

Yellow-rumped Warbler

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Wilson's Warbler

Swainson's Thrush

Lincoln's Sparrow

Common Yellowthroat

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Gray Jay

Yellow Warbler

American Robin

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found