wood warbler

noun

warbler.
a yellowish-green European warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix.

wood warbler

noun

a European woodland warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, with a dull yellow plumage
another name for the American warbler See warbler

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wood warbler¹

First recorded in 1810–20

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And they provide habitats for many birds, such as the coppery headed emerald hummingbird of Costa Rica and the elfin wood warbler of Puerto Rico, both of which live only in cloud forests.

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The silence that followed was broken only by the call of a nearby wood warbler and the lapping of the water against the oars.

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The cerulean warbler is a rare wood warbler that breeds in Eastern forests but winters in the tropics.

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No wonder the Spaniards call all the gaily coloured, tropical wood warblers "Mariposas"—butterflies.

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He excludes the Emberizinae from this group and places them with the wood warblers in the Family Parulidae.

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wood vinegar Woodward

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