chipping sparrow

Thân thiện

A chipping sparrow perches on a garden fence.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small North American finch (Spizella passerina) common in urban and suburban areas: The chipping sparrow is a small, slender songbird with a rusty cap, a black line through the eye, and a plain gray breast. It is known for its simple, rapid, trilling song.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • I filled the bird feeder, hoping to attract a chipping sparrow.
  • The monotonous trill of the chipping sparrow is a familiar sound in summer.
  • We identified the small bird with the rusty head as a chipping sparrow.

Advanced Usage

• As a subject of study in ornithology: The chipping sparrow is often studied for its adaptation to human-altered environments.
  • The research paper focused on the nesting success of the chipping sparrow in city parks.

Variants and Related Words

• Chipper (noun, informal): Sometimes used as a shortened, informal name for the bird, though this is not standard.
  • Look, a little chipper is at the feeder. (Note: This is colloquial; "chipping sparrow" is the correct term.)

Synonyms

• Spizella passerina: The scientific binomial name.
• Tree sparrow (archaic/regional): An old or regional name that can cause confusion with other species like the American tree sparrow.

Related Phrases

• None commonly associated: The term "chipping sparrow" is a specific ornithological name and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.

Học thuật

Noun

1. small North American finch common in urban areas

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spizella passerina