Cedar Waxwing
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Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tortuguero National Park
12 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026
19,074 Verified sightings across all 51 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 Tortuguero National Park

Montezuma Oropendola
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Mangrove Swallow
LC

Mangrove Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachycineta albilinea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Lesser Greenlet
LC

Lesser Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Common Tody-Flycatcher
LC

Common Tody-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
White-collared Manakin
LC

White-collared Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus candei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cedar Waxwing in Tortuguero National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cedar Waxwing sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cedar Waxwing in Tortuguero National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Cedar Waxwing in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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