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Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrotum

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Smaller than a Robin (6 1/2 inches the Cedar Waxwing is a sleek, crested, brown bird with a black mask, yellow tips on the tail feathers, and a hard red (not shown) wax-like tips on the secondary wings.

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Backyard birds of Northeastern USA
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PublishedMarch 29, 2014

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