twite

Definition

A small passerine bird, Linaria flavirostris (syn. Carduelis flavirostris), that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Example Sentences

• "The Twite has the distinction of being the only European bird derived from the Tibetan fauna type."
• "Twites also breed in southwest and central Asia – at up to 3,500 m asl in Tibet – and it is supposed that the European relict populations became isolated during the retreat of the ice age (Voous 1960)."
• "With subsequent climate warming, Twites in Europe followed the tundra north and became isolated."

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