Species Information: Waxwings

Family: Bombycillidae

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Genus: Bombycilla

Species: Bombycilla cedrorum

Cedar Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

red secondary flight tips dark grey primary flights brown wing coverts yellow-orange tail with white undertail coverts brownish overall plumage pale yellow abdomen extensively ruddy head, neck & chest smaller than Bohemian

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Species: Bombycilla garrulus

Bohemian Waxwing

red secondary flight tips with white banding yellow or white edges to black primary flights grey wing coverts yellow tail with deep-rust undertail coverts greyish overall plumage pale grey-yellow abdomen restricted ruddy head markings larger than Cedar

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Species: Bombycilla japonica

Japanese Waxwing

NO secondary flight tips, which are pink & blue white & grey-blue edges to black primary flights pinkish-brown overall plumage red tail with reddish undertail coverts pale grey abdomen restricted ruddy head markings similar size to the Cedar

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