warbler

noun

war·bler | \ ˈwȯr-blər

Definition of warbler

1 : one that warbles : singer, songster

2a : any of numerous small chiefly Old World oscine birds (family Sylviidae) many of which are noted songsters and are closely related to the thrushes

b : any of numerous small brightly colored American oscine birds (family Parulidae) with a usually weak and unmusical song

— called also wood warbler

Examples of warbler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An experienced birder can identify each 5-inch warbler by sight and sound. — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021 In either case, any reports of a rare warbler are met with excitement and heavy skepticism. — BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021 There was also a very early Tennessee warbler in Athol. — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2021 The Great Lakes office considers nine regional species to be higher priorities for listing, including the little brown bat, the Illinois chorus frog, and the golden-winged warbler, Nordstrom says. — Farah Eltohamy, Animals, 15 Dec. 2020 Other sightings around the Cape included a Sabine’s gull at Sandy Neck in Barnstable, a Cape May warbler in a yard in Yarmouth, up to 65 evening grosbeaks continuing in Wellfleet, and 4 tree swallows in Truro. — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2020 And public information, to a warbler, includes things like how many hatchlings other birds raised during the season. — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2020 In one image, the cuckoos can be seen with its jaws wide open coming closer to the small birds, a bunting and a warbler. — Fox News, 24 June 2020 The winter conservation plan for golden-winged warblers, first written by an independent working group in 2016, focuses on conserving key areas that often stretch over thousands of square kilometers. — Tara Santora, Scientific American, 2 June 2020

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