yellow-rumped warbler

[ yel-oh-ruhmpt ]

noun

1. a common North American wood warbler, Dendroica coronata, having yellow spots on the rump, crown, and sides, including a white-throated eastern subspecies myrtle warbler and a yellow-throated western subspecies Audubon's warbler.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow-rumped warbler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

It is quite commonly known as the Yellow-rumped Warbler, both in the east and west.

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The yellow-rumped warbler I saw, and one of the kinglets was leading its lisping brood about through the spruces.

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We used to call this the yellow-rumped warbler, a none too distinctive name, as other warblers have yellow rumps.

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Bell found a few small shells, and Harris shot a Yellow-rumped Warbler.

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To my surprise saw a cheewink also, and the yellow-rumped warbler.

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