Kirtland's warbler

American  

[kurt-luhndz] / ˈkɜrt ləndz /

noun

1. a wood warbler, Dendroica kirtlandii, breeding only in north-central Michigan and wintering in the Bahamas, bluish gray above, striped with black and pale yellow below: an endangered species.

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Etymology

Origin of Kirtland's warbler

1855–60, named after Jared Kirtland (1793–1877), American naturalist

Example Sentences

For example, removing the Kirtland’s warbler from the endangered list in 2019 was contingent on continued harvesting and replanting of Michigan jack pines where the tiny songbird nests.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023

And if the birding planets are aligned, the very rare Kirtland’s warbler could possibly flutter into your field of vision.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2018

“The recovery of Kirtland’s warbler is a great Michigan success story,” agency director Keith Creagh said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2018

After Audubon printed his photograph of an endangered Kirtland’s warbler on its cover, the magazine hired him as assistant editor in 1965.

From New York Times • May 31, 2010

Where is the sole nesting ground of the Kirtland's warbler?

From Time Magazine Archive