pibydd gwyrdd

Welsh

Tringa ochropus

Etymology

Literally, “green piper”.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪbɨ̞ð ˈɡwɨ̞rð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːbɪð ˈɡwɪrð/, /ˈpɪbɪð ˈɡwɪrð/

Noun

pibydd gwyrdd m (plural pibyddion gwyrddion)

1. (often with definite article) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

   Synonym: pibydd gwyrdd y traeth

2. spruce or Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus syn. Carduelis spinus syn. Carduelis spinus spinus)

   Synonym: pila gwyrdd

Derived terms

• pibydd gwyrdd y traeth (“green sandpiper”)

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “sandpiper”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “siskin”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎^[3], retrieved 28 September 2025.
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “pibydd gwyrdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies