sooty-headed wren

noun

Pheugopedius spadix, a species of wren with a black head found only in Colombia and small parts of Panama.

Meanings

nounsooty-headed wren (plural sooty-headed wrens)

plural sooty-headed wrens

  1. Pheugopedius spadix, a species of wren with a black head found only in Colombia and small parts of Panama.

Origin

From sooty + headed + wren, from the black head of the bird.

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