Utah Bird Profile
 Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum

Name Roots: (Gr. bombyx, "silk"; ML. cilla, "tail" - L. cedrorum, "of the cedars")

In Utah:   
by John Crawley

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a deciduous tree or in a conifer at a height of 6-50 feet, in a cup nest. This species is an uncommon cowbird host. This species is an insectivore: air sallier; frugivore: upper-canopy gleaner.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in mountain riparian and lowland riparian habitats.
  
How to find:  

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Occur. (RS,CW)

(See Legend)

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