Waxwing Cedar basic information

The Cedar Waxwing is a fascinatingly northern-American bird, with the color scheme to match. It has a brown upper body. A black mask covers its eyes, running from the edge of the bill to back behind the eyes. The wings are a dark color, with the edges of the feathers having small red tips, the tail feathers having yellow tips. The Cedar Waxwing also sports a crest. Their bills are thin and short. The Cedar Waxwing is smaller than the Robin, averaging six and a half to eight inches in length, with females being a little smaller than males. The Cedar Waxwing is sometimes confused with the Bohemian Waxwing, but they can be differentiated by the Bohemian's gray belly, yellow and white plumage under the wing and dark covets under the tail.