golden-crowned kinglet

American  

[gohl-duhn kround] / ˈgoʊl dən ˌkraʊnd /

noun

1. a yellowish-green kinglet, Regulus satrapa, of North America, having a yellow or orange patch on the top of the head.

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Etymology

Origin of golden-crowned kinglet

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

The Golden-crowned Kinglet—a tiny, frantic bird with a flaming crest and a very high-pitched song that dwells in coniferous forests—is nowhere to be found.

From Scientific American

Thus, for species that announce themselves at the highest and lowest frequencies—including the Golden-crowned Kinglet and Ruffed Grouse, respectively—Zygmont needs to find birds that are not only on the route but close enough to the road that everyone can hear them.

From Scientific American

The first one I logged was a rose-breasted grosbeak; number 50 was a golden-crowned kinglet.

From Scientific American

A day after we spoke, in fact, Parkins sent along a photo of a dead golden-crowned kinglet that she’d watched collide with a window near Central Park.

From Slate

The tree is a black cherry, and the bird, Tallamy tells me, is a golden-crowned kinglet.

From Washington Post