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warbler

American  
[wawr-bler] / ˈwɔr blər /

noun

  1. any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae.

  2. Also called wood warbler.  any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species of which are brightly colored.

  3. a person or thing that warbles. warble.

warbler British  
/ ˈwɔːblə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that warbles

  2. any small active passerine songbird of the Old World subfamily Sylviinae: family Muscicapidae. They have a cryptic plumage and slender bill and are arboreal insectivores

  3. Also called: wood warbler.  any small bird of the American family Parulidae, similar to the Old World forms but often brightly coloured

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Etymology

Origin of warbler

First recorded in 1605–15; warble 1 + -er 1

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The 1989 series showcased birds such as Dartford warblers, oystercatchers and brent geese, and the current notes include a Jersey cow watermark.

From BBC

He added their resurgence had been paralleled by revivals in woodlarks and Dartford warblers, "which are also showing promising increases in numbers".

From BBC

Blackbirds and robins are usually the first to sing, external, followed by wrens, thrushes, and warblers as the light increases.

From BBC

Every spring, the familiar songs of Wood Thrushes and warblers drift back into parks and neighborhoods across eastern North America.

From Science Daily

He studied the Lumleys as painstakingly as a poet studies the clouds, or as a birdwatcher studies her warblers and nuthatches.

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