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cedar waxwing

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cedar waxwing

Songless bird Bombycilla cedorum, order Passeriformes, common to North America. It is gregarious in habit, swift in flight, and has a voracious appetite, feeding on berries, fruit, and insects. It is related to the common waxwing, B. garrulus.



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