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

Examples of songbird in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When harvesting, leave some of the flower heads for songbirds who will eat the seeds over the winter. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

But there are a lot of songbirds and other types of landbirds that migrate over the ocean. — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

The songbirds were coming in to breed there, and the butterflies and some of the wildflowers that live among the grasses were all sprouting up. — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

This was a funhouse reality, in which children were lost and predators roamed, but through which white harts leapt through shafts of sunlight, songbirds trilled, and where honey and berries and acorns might be foraged for free. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for songbird

• absurd
• averred
• bluebird
• byword
• catbird
• catchword
• concurred
• conferred
• cowbird
• cowherd
• crossword
• deferred

Kids Definition

songbird

noun

song·​bird -ˌbərd 

: a bird that utters a series of musical tones