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cirl_bunting

cirl bunting

English

A cirl bunting

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, Stephen Moss, "Birdwatch", The Guardian, 19 Jul 2010:
      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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