New World warbler

New World warbler
noun
small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
Syn: ↑wood warbler
Hypernyms: ↑warbler
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Parulidae, ↑family Parulidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • New World warbler — This article refers to the New World wood warbler family of birds, the Parulidae. For the Eurasian species Phylloscopus sibilatrix, see Wood Warbler. New World warblers Common Yellowthroat Geolyphis trichas …   Wikipedia

  • New World chat — noun birds having a chattering call • Syn: ↑chat • Hypernyms: ↑New World warbler, ↑wood warbler • Hyponyms: ↑yellow breasted chat, ↑Icteria virens …   Useful english dictionary

  • Old World warbler — The Old World Warblers is the name used to describe a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Two families… …   Wikipedia

  • Warbler — There are a number of Passeriformes (perching birds) called warblers . They are not particularly closely related, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, active and insectivorous.They are mostly brownish or dull greenish in… …   Wikipedia

  • New Caledonian Thicketbird — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • warbler — [wôr′blər] n. 1. a bird or person that warbles; singer; songster ☆ 2. any of a large, New World passerine family (Parulidae) of small, insect eating birds, many of which are brightly colored, as the yellow warbler, the prothonotary warbler, or… …   English World dictionary

  • warbler — /wawr bleuhr/, n. 1. any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae. Cf. blackcap (def. 1), reed warbler. 2. Also called wood warbler. any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species… …   Universalium

  • New Caledonia Grassbird — Taxobox name = New Caledonia Grassbird status = NT status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri infraordo …   Wikipedia

  • warbler — war•bler [[t]ˈwɔr blər[/t]] n. 1) orn Also called wood warbler any of numerous small New World songbirds of the subfamily Parulinae (family Emberizidae), many species of which are brightly colored. 2) orn any of numerous small, chiefly Old World… …   From formal English to slang

  • Olive Warbler — Conservation status Leas …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”