Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Waxwings (Bombycillidae)

Code 4

CEDW

Code 6

BOMCED

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Grayish brown in juveniles; Gray-brown to reddish brown in immatures; Deep reddish--brown in adults.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain, Masked, Crested or plumed
Crown Color: Red-brown
Forehead Color: Red-brown
Nape Color: Red-brown
Throat Color: Red-brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 18 cm (7 in)
Weight: 31 g (1.1 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Buff
Upperparts: Red-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong rapid flight with several quick wing strokes.
Wingspan Range: 28-31 cm (11-12.25 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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