yellow-rumped warbler

American  

[yel-oh-ruhmpt] / ˈyɛl oʊˌrʌmpt /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of yellow-rumped warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

The most common type found was the palm warbler, of which there were more than 300, followed by the yellow-rumped warbler.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

I think what we had were a black and white warbler, a black-throated green warbler, a yellow-rumped warbler and an American redstart.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2022

Though it is overexposed in the light, we detect a smear of black at its chest and a distinctive pattern on its tail: a male yellow-rumped warbler.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2016

In a low bottom, among some red cedars, I saw robins and several hermit thrushes, besides the yellow-rumped warbler.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John