Cedar Waxwing

• Scientific Name: Bombycilla Cedorum
• Common Name: Cedar Waxwing
• Diet: insects, fruits, berries
• Color: brownish gray
• Size: 7 inches
• Active Period: Winter
• Habitat: town
• Field Identification: crest, black mask, yellow-tipped tail, red spots on wing, whitish undertail coverts
• Nest: cup
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Bombycilla
• Family: Bombycillidae (waxwings)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: cedorum