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blackpoll

blackpoll

9.9
A small songbird with a black cap and white cheeks that migrates long distances from North America
  • noun
  • /ˈblækˌpoʊl/
  • Specialized
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  • However, Ruby-crowned Kinglets were not observed in 2011, and Blackpoll Warblers were not observed in 2010 and 2012.
  • blackpoll warbler

Examples

  • The blackpoll warbler is known for its remarkable migration from North America to South America.

  • Today, the bird river that Columbus intercepted at the very end of the migration season includes shorebirds, notably thousands of white-rumped sandpipers and American golden plovers, and may include songbirds, such as blackpoll warblers.

    Academic text (1992)

  • During fall migration, the blackpoll warbler can be spotted in many backyards across the eastern United States.

  • Bird watchers often identify the blackpoll warbler by its distinctive black cap and white cheeks.

Synonyms

Dendroica striata
vsblackpoll
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American bird with a black and white head

uses a formal scientific name in parentheses rather than the common name

Surface Forms

blackpoll singular
blackpolls plural

Morphology

blackpoll = black + poll (semi-transparent) = black + poll

Formally a clear compound 'black' + 'poll' describing a black head, but the specialized bird name and the somewhat archaic sense 'poll' = head may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Blackpoll comes from the parts black and poll, where poll is an old word for 'head'. So blackpoll literally means 'black head', which fits this North American warbler with a dark cap and white cheeks.