cerulean warbler

American  

noun

1. a North American wood warbler, Dendroica cerulea, the male of which is blue above and white below.

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Etymology

Origin of cerulean warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

Two other contracts paid far less, but Cobb undertook them because he knew they would benefit the cerulean warbler, a migratory songbird whose population has declined 70% in the past 40 years.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2020

Mr. Sanford, an early participant, contributed a cerulean warbler, perched on John James Audubon’s shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2015

Two other contributions, a mallard by Graham Preston and a cerulean warbler, which is depicted sitting on Mr. Audubon’s shoulder, by Mr. Sanford, grace a pair of windows near the entrance to 3621 Broadway.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2014

In his role as conservationist, he succeeds in persuading an oil billionaire to fund a nature reserve which will preserve the cerulean warbler, the fastest-declining songbird in North America.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2010

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

From Washington Post