ruby-crowned wren

1. 1.

   American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch

   Synonymsruby-crowned kingletRegulus calendula

   Broaderkinglet

Questions about ruby-crowned wren

What does ruby-crowned wren mean?

ruby-crowned wren means "American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch".

What is another word for ruby-crowned wren?

Close synonyms include ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ruby-crowned wren a common word?

ruby-crowned wren is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.