Tennessee warbler

English

Noun

Tennessee warbler (plural Tennessee warblers)

1. Oreothlypis peregrina, a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America and South America.
   • 2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 303:

     The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. […] The Tennessee warbler always shows a dark line through the eye and a strong pale superciliary line over the eye.

Synonyms

• Tennessee