cirl bunting

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English

A cirl bunting

Etymology

Anglicized form of Latin name Emberiza cirlus, probably originally from Italian zirlare (“to whistle”).

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Noun

cirl bunting (plural cirl buntings)

  1. A small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer.
    • 2010 July 19, Stephen Moss, “Birdwatch”, in The Guardian:
      A minute or two later, a female cirl bunting dropped down into the field in front of us, soon followed by a male.

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