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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Abigail’s voice can roar and warble and whine with folksy grit or can climb into the rafters with songbird delicacy.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 May 2024
The location of the camera is unknown aside from being in a garden in Northern Indiana, but viewers can see a large variety of songbirds from cardinals and cowbirds to starlings and sparrows.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Migrant songbirds have arrived and are staking out territories for nesting and hunting insects for their babies.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
Climate & Environment For Subscribers A rare songbird’s epic journey from the edge of extinction back to the L.A. River
May 15, 2024
The response was swift.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 May 2024
The location of the camera is unknown aside from being in a garden in Northern Indiana, but viewers can see a large variety of songbirds from cardinals and cowbirds to starlings and sparrows.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Migrant songbirds have arrived and are staking out territories for nesting and hunting insects for their babies.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
Climate & Environment For Subscribers A rare songbird’s epic journey from the edge of extinction back to the L.A. River
May 15, 2024
The response was swift.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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songbird
noun
song·bird
-ˌbərd
: a bird that utters a series of musical tones
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