Bombycilla (Waxwings)

Genus

Waxwings

Bombycilla

3 species in our catalog · found in 92 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Cedar Waxwing
LC

Cedar Waxwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bombycilla cedrorum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Bohemian Waxwing
LC

Bohemian Waxwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bombycilla garrulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Japanese Waxwing
NT

Japanese Waxwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bombycilla japonica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Waxwings

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~40%
2 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~40%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~40%
4 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~40%
5 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~30%
6 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~30%
7 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~30%
8 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
9 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~20%
10 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
11 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
13 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~20%
14 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
15 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
16 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
17 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
18 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~20%
19 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
20 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
21 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
22 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~10%
23 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~10%
24 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
25 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
~10%
26 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
27 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
28 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
29 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
30 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
31 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
32 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
33 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
34 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
35 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
36 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 2
~10%
37 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~10%
38 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
39 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
40 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
<5%
41 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
42 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
43 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
44 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
45 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
46 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
<5%
47 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
48 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
49 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
50 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
51 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
52 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
53 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
54 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
55 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
56 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
57 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
58 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
59 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
<5%
60 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
61 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
62 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
63 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
64 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
<5%
65 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
<5%
66 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
67 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
68 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
69 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
70 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
71 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
72 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
73 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
74 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
75 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
76 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
77 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
78 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
79 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
80 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
81 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
82 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
83 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
84 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
85 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
<5%
86 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
87 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
88 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
89 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
90 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
91 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
92 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%