Meanings
nounruby-crowned kinglet (plural ruby-crowned kinglets)
plural ruby-crowned kinglets
- Any of species Corthylio calendula of small passerine birds of North America, having olive-green plumage with two white wing bars and a white eye-ring; males have a red crown patch.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAmerican kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch
Similar
ruby-crowned wrenRegulus calendula
Broader
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