---
title: "Picoteiro-americano"
description: "Bombycilla cedrorum — Aves. The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cedar-waxwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Picoteiro-americano

> Bombycilla cedrorum — Aves. The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds.

- Scientific name: *Bombycilla cedrorum*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 123963
- Wikidata: [Q184314](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184314)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7428](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7428)

## Names

- en: Cedar Waxwing
- de: Zedernseidenschwanz
- es: Chinito
- fr: Jaseur d'Amérique
- nl: Cederpestvogel
- pt: Picoteiro-americano
- pl: Jemiołuszka cedrowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (80667), CA (29035), MX (4099), HN (35), GT (31), CR (25), SV (13), PA (9), BM (6), BZ (5), CO (5), DO (3)

## Summary

The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized bird that is mainly brown, gray, and yellow. Some of the wing feathers have red tips, which resemble sealing wax, giving the bird its common name. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America. Its diet includes cedar cones, fruit, holly berries, and insects. The cedar waxwing is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_waxwing

## Photo

![Picoteiro-americano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cedar-waxwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steven Smethurst · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93124845

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cedar-waxwing?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).