warbler

[wawr-bler]

noun

1. any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae.

2. Also called wood warbler. any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species of which are brightly colored.

3. a person or thing that warbles. warble.

warbler

/ ˈwɔːblə /

noun

1. a person or thing that warbles

2. any small active passerine songbird of the Old World subfamily Sylviinae: family Muscicapidae. They have a cryptic plumage and slender bill and are arboreal insectivores

3. Also called: wood warbler. any small bird of the American family Parulidae, similar to the Old World forms but often brightly coloured

Word History and Origins

Origin of warbler¹

First recorded in 1605–15; warble ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In Tompkins this spring, he saw a variety of warblers, some Northern Parulas and a pair of Red-tailed Hawks that mate in the park.

From Salon

I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.

From Salon

The yellow-rumped warbler is a migratory songbird that spends its winters in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

He pointed out warblers, lace lichen and tree limbs coated in an orange algae called trentepohlia.

From Los Angeles Times

Native reptiles and birds, including the Be’er Sheva fringe-fingered lizard, the pin-tailed sandgrouse and the spectacled warbler, are now fall easy prey for crows and jays perched in the tree branches.

From Salon

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