Cedar waxwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cedar waxwing lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bombycilla cedrorum
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Bombycillidae

Where does the cedar waxwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cedar waxwing in 10 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Kansas, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cedar waxwing endangered?

The cedar waxwing’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cedar waxwing?

The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Bombycillidae, genus Bombycilla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cedar waxwing (revision 1376225988), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q184314 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).