Tennessee warbler

noun

Oreothlypis peregrina, a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America and South America.

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nounTennessee warbler (plural Tennessee warblers)

plural Tennessee warblers

  1. Oreothlypis peregrina, a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America and South America.

    The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. […] The Tennessee warbler always shows a dark line through the eye and a strong pale superciliary line over the eye.

    2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 303

    Synonyms: Tennessee

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOreothlypis peregrina, a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America and South America.

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