warbler

war·bler | \ ˈwȯr-blər

Definition of warbler

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 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, "Funny photos show cuckoos fighting off smaller birds for space," 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, "Should Ecologists Treat Male and Female Animals like ‘Different Species’?," 2 June 2020 The early warblers appeared soon after, as varied and vividly colored as butterflies. — John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A balm for coronavirus anxiety: Milwaukee's wild places, where the rhythms of nature are steady as ever," 30 Apr. 2020 But the victims include warblers, thrushes, swallows, and other familiar birds. — BostonGlobe.com, "North America has lost 3 billion birds in 50 years - The Boston Globe," 20 Sep. 2019 Five pine warblers were seen along with two Northern shovelers at Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, a winter wren at McCarthy Park in Medfield, and two fox sparrows at Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Belmont. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings," 9 Feb. 2020 There were also two bald eagles at Jackson Point, two common ravens, and a palm warbler at Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge, and a brown thrasher at Milestone Cranberry Bog. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings," 16 Feb. 2020 More than 90 percent of the total loss can be attributed to just 12 bird families, including sparrows, warblers, blackbirds, larks and finches. — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, "North America Has Lost Nearly 3 Billion Birds Since 1970," 20 Sep. 2019 Migratory birds such as the cerulean warbler come to Appalachian forests to breed. — Washington Post, "Kentucky was devastated for decades by mountaintop removal. Now scientists have figured out a way to undo the damage — one tree at a time.," 13 Feb. 2020

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