songbird
noun
song·bird
ˈsȯŋ-ˌbərd 
1
a
: a bird that utters a succession of musical tones
b
: an oscine bird
2
: a female singer
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Even that was déjà vu to the late 1990s, when my husband, Olof, and I were volunteers on the baby songbird team for Project Wildlife.
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The showy, yellow blooms are beloved by butterflies, songbirds, and other pollinators.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Despite widespread transmission of avian flu among wild bird species, transmission to songbirds and typical feeder visitors has remained low.
—George Petras, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The loss of songbirds is not only a loss of beauty and music.
—Diana Stralberg, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The showy, yellow blooms are beloved by butterflies, songbirds, and other pollinators.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Despite widespread transmission of avian flu among wild bird species, transmission to songbirds and typical feeder visitors has remained low.
—George Petras, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The loss of songbirds is not only a loss of beauty and music.
—Diana Stralberg, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Songbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songbird. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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songbird
noun
song·bird
-ˌbərd
: a bird that utters a series of musical tones
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