willow warbler

noun

1. any of several usually grayish-green leaf warblers, especially Phylloscopus trochilus, of Europe.

willow warbler

noun

1. an Old World warbler, Phylloscopus trochilis, of Eurasian woodlands

Word History and Origins

Origin of willow warbler¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Yet many species, including the cuckoo and the willow warbler, are declining in southern Britain as the climate warms.

From BBC

Our beloved summer migrant birds – the swallows and cuckoos, the swifts and the willow warbler – were returning from their winter in Africa; the spring butterflies – the brimstones, the orange-tips and the holly blues – were emerging with their flashes of brilliance; and the spring flowers were each day adding new colour to the landscape, which was only intensified by the sunshine that seemed to pour down uninterrupted from morning till evening.

From The Guardian

He was the first person to identify the chiffchaff, willow warbler and woodwarbler as three distinct species based on their songs.

From The Guardian

For other species, such as the willow warbler, spring migration has occurred much later.

From BBC

According to Ingar, the house sparrow, common starling, Eurasian skylark, willow warbler and Eurasian tree sparrow are facing the largest declines in population.

From Salon