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warbler

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warbler /ˈwôrb(ə)lər, ˈwɔrb(ə)lər /
noun
1 any of a number of small insectivorous songbirds that typically have a warbling song.
(also wood warbler) a New World bird of the subfamily Parulinae, family Emberizidae.
an Old World bird of the family Sylviidae, which includes the blackcap, whitethroat, and chiffchaff.
2 informal a person who sings in a trilling or quavering voice.