spizella arborea

Thân thiện

A small spizella arborea perches on a snowy pine branch.

Definition

Noun 1. A small North American songbird: Spizella arborea is the scientific name for a specific species of finch. It is commonly known as the American Tree Sparrow. 2. A bird characterized by seasonal migration: This finch is notable for being common in winter in the northern United States, while it breeds in the far north, such as Canada and Alaska.

Usage Examples

• The feeder was busy with a flock of Spizella arborea.
• Birdwatchers travel to see the Spizella arborea, or American Tree Sparrow, during its winter migration.
• A key identifying feature of Spizella arborea is the dark spot in the center of its plain breast.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific ornithological context: The binomial nomenclature is used for precise species identification in research and taxonomic classification, distinguishing it from other sparrows in the genus .
  • The study focused on the foraging behavior of Spizella arborea.

Variants and Related Words

• American Tree Sparrow (n): The common English name for .
• Winter finch (n): A general term for finch species, including , that migrate into the northern U.S. during winter.
• Spizella (n): The genus to which this bird belongs, which includes other small sparrows like the Chipping Sparrow ().

Synonyms

• American Tree Sparrow: This is the direct common name synonym.
• Winter sparrow: A descriptive synonym highlighting its seasonal presence.

Related Idioms or Phrases

(This term is a specific scientific name and is not typically used in idioms or phrasal verbs.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. finch common in winter in the northern U.S.

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tree sparrow
• Spizella arborea