Kirtland's warbler

noun

a small songbird, Setophaga kirtlandii, that nests in Michigan, United States and winters in the Bahamas

Meanings

nounKirtland's warbler (plural Kirtland's warblers)

plural Kirtland's warblers

  1. a small songbird, Setophaga kirtlandii, that nests in Michigan, United States and winters in the Bahamas

Origin

Named after Jared P. Kirtland, an Ohio doctor and amateur naturalist.

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Translations

German Michiganwaldsänger
  • MichiganwaldsängerDendroice kirtlandii
Russian древе́сница Ки́ртланда, мичига́нский лесно́й певу́н
  • древе́сница Ки́ртланда (drevésnica Kírtlanda)Dendroice kirtlandii
  • мичига́нский лесно́й певу́н (mičigánskij lesnój pevún)Dendroice kirtlandii
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