Carduelis hornemanni
- noun
- Specialized
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Carduelis hornemanni
- The pale plumage and red crown make Carduelis hornemanni easy to distinguish from similar finches.
Examples
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Researchers are studying how climate change affects the breeding habits of Carduelis hornemanni.
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Birdwatchers in Greenland were excited to spot a flock of Carduelis hornemanni among the birches.
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The Carduelis hornemanni is often seen in the Arctic regions.
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Many birdwatchers travel to see the Carduelis hornemanni in its natural habitat.
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Birdwatchers in Greenland were excited to spot a flock of Carduelis hornemanni among the birches.
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Researchers are studying how climate change affects the breeding habits of Carduelis hornemanni.
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The pale plumage and red crown make Carduelis hornemanni easy to distinguish from similar finches.
Synonyms
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9.8
A small bird like a sparrow with a red patch on its head found in northern places
A small northern bird like a finch with a red forehead and rosy breast that eats seeds
How Colorful
7
4.1
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
38
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Carduelis + hornemanni
The genus name 'Carduelis' directly signals a finch, so a learner who knows that constituent can infer this is a species of finch. The species epithet 'hornemanni' is a Latinized name with no lexical meaning in English, so the precise characteristics (Arctic redpoll, red crown) are not derivable; binomial naming is a cross-linguistic convention that makes the general category predictable but the specific sense opaque.
Etymology
Carduelis hornemanni comes from two parts: Carduelis, an old Latin word for small finches that eat 'thistle' seeds, and hornemanni, which is named for a naturalist called Hornemann. So the name gives a clear image of a little thistle-eating finch with a red crown from the north.