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songbird Definition

song·bird (sôŋbʉrd′)

noun

  1. a passerine bird that makes vocal sounds that are like music
  2. a woman singer

songbird Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: It also provides food and cover for other wildlife including songbirds, rabbits and hares.
  • nest: Spittle Mere also has a breeding colony of crested newts while the hawthorn scrub provides cover for nesting songbirds.
  • winter: These forests are probably good for wintering songbirds, but because of limited time we didn't bird there thoroughly.

Adjective modifier

  • small: The reed bunting is a small songbird, a little larger than a sparrow.
  • other: Over 200 species of birds have been observed, including many species of warblers, flycatchers and other migratory songbirds.
  • migrant: By 10.00 we were at Hopewell Rocks where we discovered a flock of migrant songbirds.
  • migratory: Over 200 species of birds have been observed, including many species of warblers, flycatchers and other migratory songbirds.
  • local: Disturbingly, there now also appears to be a trend in individuals killing magpies under the guise of conserving local songbirds.
  • common: Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala Common songbird at the suitable habitat.

Modifies a noun

  • population: It is widely accepted that, in terms of numbers, the songbird population is decreasing.
  • decline: Instead they choose to scaremonger by blaming all bird declines on farming practices, ignoring varying reasons for songbird declines.
  • number: In this case, their numbers can remain high even when songbird numbers are low, as they have many alternative food sources.

Noun used with modifier

  • woodland: As the coppice grows it provides safe nesting sites for woodland songbirds such as willow warbler, marsh tit and blackcap.
  • farmland: Includes short rotation coppice studies, fisheries, farmland songbirds, and news.

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