Where Do Cedar Waxwings Actually Live in the US?
Cedar Waxwings live in 48 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 5,876,386 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Colorado, and 42 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Cedar Waxwings have zero confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (48)
- cedar waxwings in Alabama
- cedar waxwings in Alaska
- cedar waxwings in Arizona
- cedar waxwings in Arkansas
- cedar waxwings in California
- cedar waxwings in Colorado
- cedar waxwings in Connecticut
- cedar waxwings in Delaware
- cedar waxwings in Florida
- cedar waxwings in Georgia
- cedar waxwings in Idaho
- cedar waxwings in Illinois
- cedar waxwings in Indiana
- cedar waxwings in Iowa
- cedar waxwings in Kansas
- cedar waxwings in Kentucky
- cedar waxwings in Louisiana
- cedar waxwings in Maine
- cedar waxwings in Maryland
- cedar waxwings in Massachusetts
- cedar waxwings in Michigan
- cedar waxwings in Minnesota
- cedar waxwings in Mississippi
- cedar waxwings in Missouri
- cedar waxwings in Montana
- cedar waxwings in Nebraska
- cedar waxwings in Nevada
- cedar waxwings in New Jersey
- cedar waxwings in New Mexico
- cedar waxwings in New York
- cedar waxwings in North Carolina
- cedar waxwings in North Dakota
- cedar waxwings in Ohio
- cedar waxwings in Oklahoma
- cedar waxwings in Oregon
- cedar waxwings in Pennsylvania
- cedar waxwings in Rhode Island
- cedar waxwings in South Carolina
- cedar waxwings in South Dakota
- cedar waxwings in Tennessee
- cedar waxwings in Texas
- cedar waxwings in Utah
- cedar waxwings in Vermont
- cedar waxwings in Virginia
- cedar waxwings in Washington
- cedar waxwings in West Virginia
- cedar waxwings in Wisconsin
- cedar waxwings in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do cedar waxwings live in?+
Cedar Waxwings have confirmed wild populations in 48 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are cedar waxwings not found in the US?+
Cedar Waxwings have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.