Bombycillidae (Waxwings) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Bombycilla cedrorum

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Bombycilla garrulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Bombycilla japonica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Waxwings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 8 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~50%
	Cedar Waxwing			~50%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~40%
	Cedar Waxwing			~40%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~40%
	Cedar Waxwing			~40%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
4	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Cedar Waxwing			~40%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~40%
	Cedar Waxwing			~40%
6	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~30%
	Cedar Waxwing			~30%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Cedar Waxwing			~30%
8	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Cedar Waxwing			~30%
9	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
11	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
12	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
13	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
16	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
17	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
19	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
20	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
21	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
22	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
23	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
24	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
25	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
26	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
27	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
28	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
	Japanese Waxwing			<5%
29	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
30	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
31	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
32	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
33	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
34	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
35	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
36	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
37	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
38	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
39	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
40	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
41	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
42	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
43	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
44	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
45	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
46	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
47	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
48	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
49	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
50	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
51	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
52	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
53	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
54	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
55	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
56	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
57	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
58	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
59	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
60	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
61	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
62	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
63	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
64	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
65	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~30%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~20%
2	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Cedar Waxwing			~30%
3	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~30%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~30%
4	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~30%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
5	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Cedar Waxwing			~30%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
7	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
8	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
9	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
10	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~20%
11	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
12	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
13	Mashhad	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 3	~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~20%
14	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
15	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 3	~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~20%
16	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
17	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
18	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
19	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Cedar Waxwing			~20%
20	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
21	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
22	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
23	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
24	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
25	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
26	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
27	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
28	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
29	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
30	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	~10%
	Japanese Waxwing			~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
31	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
32	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
33	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
34	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
35	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
36	Lanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
37	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
	Japanese Waxwing			<5%
38	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
39	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
40	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
	Japanese Waxwing			<5%
41	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
42	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
43	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
44	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Japanese Waxwing			~10%
45	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Cedar Waxwing			~10%
46	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	~10%
	Japanese Waxwing			<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
47	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
48	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 3	~10%
	Bohemian Waxwing			~10%
49	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
50	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
51	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
52	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	<5%
	Japanese Waxwing			<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
53	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	<5%
	Japanese Waxwing			<5%
54	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
55	Shenyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
56	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	<5%
	Cedar Waxwing			<5%
57	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
58	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
59	Bishkek	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	1 of 3	<5%
	Bohemian Waxwing			<5%
60	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	<5%
	Japanese Waxwing			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
6	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
7	Selwo Marina	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
8	Wildlife Center of Virginia	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Waxwings

Species in this group

Cedar Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Japanese Waxwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Waxwings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found