Dendroica auduboni

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A small songbird from western North America often seen in pine forests called Audubon's warbler

noun

Archaic

: Dendroica auduboni

You can often spot Dendroica auduboni flitting among pine trees searching for insects.

Examples

The Dendroica auduboni is a favorite among birdwatchers during spring migration in California.
The Dendroica auduboni is often seen in coniferous forests.
Researchers studied the habitat preferences of Dendroica auduboni in the Rocky Mountains.
Look at that Dendroica auduboni!
Researchers studied the habitat preferences of Dendroica auduboni in the Rocky Mountains.
The Dendroica auduboni is a favorite among birdwatchers during spring migration in California.
You can often spot Dendroica auduboni flitting among pine trees searching for insects.

Synonyms

Audubon's warbler

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A small songbird found in western North America with a yellow throat and rump

is written with a possessive apostrophe in the species name

Audubon warbler

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A small songbird with a yellow throat and streaked feathers found in western North America

is written using a possessive apostrophe instead of the simple name form

Surface Forms

Dendroica auduboni singular

Dendroica audubonis plural

Morphology

Dendroica + auduboni

This is a scientific binomial (genus + specific epithet): knowing 'Dendroica' as a group of small songbirds signals that the phrase names a bird species, but 'auduboni' is a non-lexical epithet (a proper name) and does not itself convey 'warbler.' Full interpretation therefore depends on knowledge of taxonomic naming or the common name (Audubon's warbler), making the relation only partially predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Dendroica auduboni comes from two parts: Dendroica meaning 'tree-dweller' and auduboni named for the bird artist John James Audubon. So the name fits a small warbler that lives in trees and remembers Audubon.