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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Those insects are key food sources for insectivorous songbirds, so the researchers surmised that competition with weaver ants might explain why there are fewer of those birds in lowland forests.
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Byalice Sun, science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
The data, collected from five different bird banding stations in northeastern North America, represented 50 songbird species.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
But surprisingly, the researchers found that songbirds tended to show up together rather than avoid each other.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
These aren’t appealing to most songbirds and are left uneaten and typically make a mess in the yard, Whitney Yoerger with Indiana Audubon said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
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Byalice Sun, science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
The data, collected from five different bird banding stations in northeastern North America, represented 50 songbird species.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
But surprisingly, the researchers found that songbirds tended to show up together rather than avoid each other.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
These aren’t appealing to most songbirds and are left uneaten and typically make a mess in the yard, Whitney Yoerger with Indiana Audubon said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
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songbird
noun
song·bird
-ˌbərd
: a bird that utters a series of musical tones
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