Regulus (Noun)
Meaning 2
A genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The regulus was perched on a thin branch, its tiny body swaying in the wind as it sang a bright melody.
- The golden-crowned kinglet, also known as regulus satrapa, is a small songbird with a distinctive golden crown.
- Birdwatchers were thrilled to spot a regulus flammula, a common kinglet with a distinctive orange-red crest, in the nearby woods.
- In North America, the ruby-crowned kinglet, regulus calendula, is a migratory bird that travels long distances each year.
- Ornithologists have been studying the regulus ignicapilla, also known as the firecrest, to learn more about its behavior and habitat.