winter wren

American  

noun

1. (in the Western Hemisphere) a small wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, of coniferous forests.

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Etymology

Origin of winter wren

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

The large swaths of park not fragmented by trails also allow space for wildlife to flourish, especially species such as winter wrens that forage in the shrubs and understory.

From Seattle Times

The sounds included white noise, a contact call of a winter wren, or a female fairy-wren’s incubation call.

From Science Magazine

"The winter wren is really with us during the summer too," said daddy.

From Project Gutenberg

In winter wrens resort in numbers to old nests and to holes in walls for mutual warmth and shelter.

From Project Gutenberg

It chirped at times so that its companions could hear it, and was answered by them, as well as by the nuthatches, a tree creeper, some sparrows, and a winter wren.

From Project Gutenberg