white-throated sparrow

American  

[hwahyt-throh-tid, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌθroʊ tɪd, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

1. a common North American finch, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a black and white striped crown.

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Etymology

Origin of white-throated sparrow

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

"After chasing dozens of them, the real winners were from birds," Collins said, including the zebra finch and the white-throated sparrow.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

I don’t mean to downsize the women or their role in all this, but—Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Hambling—they didn’t know a Focke-Wulf 200 from a white-throated sparrow.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2020

Long months in the field suited her love for the natural world, and it was there that she got to know the curious lifestyle of the white-throated sparrow.

From Nature • Nov. 22, 2016

In Mr. Phillips’s opinion, that distinction goes to the ordinary white-throated sparrow.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2013

Only the sweet call of a solitary white-throated sparrow pierced the cool of the woods beyond.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich