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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Due to their high metabolism and sensitive respiratory system, these small, yellow songbirds succumbed to the invisible, odorless gas much faster than humans.
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Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
But in previous work, scientists analyzing the DNA found in bat poop had been surprised to find evidence of greater noctules feasting on songbirds—which are much larger than insects—during spring and fall migrations, when birds are active at night instead of during the day.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Half of the chokeberry and elderberry shrubs, important for songbirds migrating, were also burned up.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Dotted along powers lines and treetops that outline Indiana’s crop fields, small black and grey songbirds perch and patiently watch for prey.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
But in previous work, scientists analyzing the DNA found in bat poop had been surprised to find evidence of greater noctules feasting on songbirds—which are much larger than insects—during spring and fall migrations, when birds are active at night instead of during the day.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Half of the chokeberry and elderberry shrubs, important for songbirds migrating, were also burned up.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Dotted along powers lines and treetops that outline Indiana’s crop fields, small black and grey songbirds perch and patiently watch for prey.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Songbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songbird. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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songbird
noun
song·bird
-ˌbərd
: a bird that utters a series of musical tones
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