bushtit

British  

/ ˈbʊʃˌtɪt /

noun

1. any small grey active North American songbird of the genus Psaltriparus , such as P. minimus ( common bushtit ): family Paridae (titmice)

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Example Sentences

For those who struggle to tell a bushtit from a barn owl, the team has assembled resources to help distinguish between common local species and can answer individual questions via email.

From Los Angeles Times

The bird I saw was a bushtit, the tiniest songbird in North America.

From New York Times

A twittering bushtit adds a bit of plant fluff to its unusual hanging nest, drooping like an old sock from the branch of a eucalyptus tree.

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, one of the species in that family of birds is the American bushtit.

From New York Times

I bob from corridor to corridor past all the nests — the cuplike robin’s nest, the socklike bushtit nest, swallows using small cavities in the trees.

From New York Times