kinglets
Small crested birds
Kinglets are tiny songbirds, among the smallest in North America and Europe, recognizable by colorful crown patches—golden in the golden-crowned kinglet, ruby in the ruby-crowned.
They flit constantly through trees hunting insects.
The word also means minor or petty kings, rulers of small or insignificant territories: The region was divided among squabbling kinglets.
Europe's smallest songbird
- passerinePerching bird order member
- warblerSmall melodious bird
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- wrenSmall loud songbird
chickadee · titmouse · nuthatch · creeper · bushtit · gnatcatcher · vireo · ornithology
Moving swiftly and briefly
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- hoveringSuspended without support
- gleaningCollecting leftover grain
restless · energetic · agile · acrobatic · nimble · quick · busy · animated
Very small, or nickname form
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- petiteSmall and delicate
- weeExtremely small
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
bantam · lightweight · featherweight · smallest · compact · delicate · dainty · miniature
goldcrest
Europe's smallest songbird
wren · chickadee · titmouse · nuthatch · creeper · bushtit · gnatcatcher · vireo · ornithology · avian
flitting
Moving swiftly and briefly
gleaning · restless · energetic · agile · acrobatic · nimble · quick · busy · animated · bustling
diminutive
Very small, or nickname form
elfin · bantam · lightweight · featherweight · smallest · compact · delicate · dainty · miniature · pocket-sized
song
Musical piece with words
- callContact by phone
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
thin · wispy · sibilant · trilling · warbling · singing · notes · vocalization · faint · squeaky
crest
Highest point or tuft
brilliant · concealed · erectile · display · flashing · colorful · vivid · bright · showy · ornate
kingletsemperors
Supreme rulers of realms
high kings · overlords · pharaohs · tsars · hegemons
kingletshummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
warblers · chickadees · wrens · nuthatches · titmice