Bombycilla cedrorum cedrorum

(Vieillot, 1808)

Vernacular names
English : Cedar waxwing
French : Jaseur d’Amérique

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Bombycillidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach a length of 15.2 cm for a weight of 32 g. Plumage very silky. Light brown coloration with black throat and mask on face. Bright yellow belly and tail tips. Wings dark grey with conspicuous red club-tips on feathers.

Range and habitat
This species breeds in most of central and south Canada, north to Alaska, and in northern half of USA. Winters in South USA, south to Panama. Lives mostly in open woodlands and woodlands edges with fruiting trees.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is very common in most of its range and many of its populations are increasing. May be vulnerable to pesticides (egg shell thickness).
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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