kinglet

American  

[king-lit] / ˈkɪŋ lɪt /

noun

1. a king ruling over a small country or territory.

2. any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus.

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kinglet British  

/ ˈkɪŋlɪt /

noun

1. derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory

2. any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae

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Etymology

Origin of kinglet

First recorded in 1595–1605; king + -let

Example Sentences

I want to know the chickadees, bushtits, warblers and finches, barn swallows, wrens and the tiny ruby-crowned kinglet.

From Seattle Times

The lab has created maps so far for 107 species, from easy-to-spot birds such as pelicans, herons, eagles, vultures, robins, blackbirds and swallows to the more elusive warblers, buntings and kinglets.

From Seattle Times

The landscape is alive with birdsong, including many species not actually in the game, such as the northern flicker and ruby-crowned kinglet.

From The Guardian

One of those making an appearance could be the ruby-crowned kinglet, who winters in Mexico and the southern U.S. and is just passing through on its way to Canada or Alaska.

From Washington Times

Yet each sighting of another species still seems to thrill him, whether that creeper, or a common Steller’s jay or a ruby-crowned kinglet.

From Seattle Times