1
: any of several small birds (genus Regulus) that are related to the gnatcatchers
2
: a weak or petty king
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Our two winter warblers, the yellow-rumped and the beautiful Townsend’s warbler, join the kinglets in the canopy and occasionally visit feeders when the weather turns cold.
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
From a distance, they are easily confused with other gnatcatchers, vireos and kinglets.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
This is the prime time to find migrating fall warblers, vireos, and kinglets.
—courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Sparrows, ovenbirds, juncos, warblers, kinglets, and creepers are just some of the species on the casualty list.
—Babak Tafreshi, National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
From a distance, they are easily confused with other gnatcatchers, vireos and kinglets.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
This is the prime time to find migrating fall warblers, vireos, and kinglets.
—courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Sparrows, ovenbirds, juncos, warblers, kinglets, and creepers are just some of the species on the casualty list.
—Babak Tafreshi, National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019
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“Kinglet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinglet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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kinglet
noun
king·let
ˈkiŋ-lət 
: any of several small insect-eating birds
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