Kentucky warbler

noun

1. a wood warbler, Oporornis formosus, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and marked with black on the face.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kentucky warbler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

Sillett compares the wood thrush’s plight to that of the Kentucky warbler, a small, bright yellow bird that he says has gone extinct from the Washington region in the past several decades.

From Washington Post

Combined waterfowl populations have increased by 37 million in the Prairie Pothole Region since 1990, even as forest birds like the Kentucky warbler and grassland birds like the bobolink have been in prolonged decline.

From Slate

“If you’re birding and someone suddenly tweets ‘Kentucky warbler singing at Evodia Field,’ you might rush over to catch it if you’re nearby.

From Washington Post

The map highlights prime spots in the five boroughs to see rare species — like the Kentucky Warbler and Blackburnian Warbler.

From New York Times

Werner looks at the blue of the walls and thinks of Birds of America, yellow-crowned heron, Kentucky warbler, scarlet tanager, bird after glorious bird, and Frederick’s gaze remains stuck in some terrible middle ground, each eye a stagnant pool into which Werner cannot bear to look.

From Literature