bluebird

American  

[bloo-burd] / ˈbluˌbɜrd /

noun

• bluebirds
  plural

1. any of several small North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having predominantly blue plumage, as the eastern S. sialis, which has a blue back and a reddish-brown breast.

2. fairy bluebird.

3. (usually initial capital letter) a member of Camp Fire, Inc., who is between the ages of six and eight.

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bluebird British  

/ ˈbluːˌbɜːd /

noun

1. any North American songbird of the genus Sialia , having a blue or partly blue plumage: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

2. any songbird of the genus Irena , of S and SE Asia, having a blue-and-black plumage: family Irenidae

3. any of various other birds having a blue plumage

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bluebirds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bluebird

First recorded in 1680–90; blue + bird

Example Sentences

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Someday she hopes to set up a free seed library, and she’s excited to see bluebird hatchlings in the bluebird house that Venice beekeeper Ian Kimbrey installed in her tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

When FDA announced its decision last week, it also approved another sickle cell therapy— Lyfgenia, from maker bluebird bio—that adds a gene for adult hemoglobin to similar stem cells.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023

They have now succeeded with a new method: they have developed a material that exhibits the same structural design of the bluebird feathers, while additionally offering potential for practical applications thanks to its nanonetworks.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023

And the darling bluebird of happiness has been replaced by a logo that looks like it belongs on a stormtrooper's helmet in a bad science-fiction dystopia.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2023

Sometimes, when Luke least expected it, he’d think about that tiny bluebird and wonder if his was still alive.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

At a stoplight, my gaze will magnetically travel north to the Santa Monica Mountains blanketed in a golden charred brown, and I travel back to hiking those trails, surrounded by sage, lavender and flitting bluebirds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

With the bluebirds, that’s a clear thing where they need intervention.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025

In spring, find western bluebirds, great horned owls and tree frogs, chipmunks, buttercups, warblers and three species of hummingbirds.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

Blue jays, eastern bluebirds, and indigo buntings are all blue birds, but the rich azure of an indigo bunting is nothing like the softer, sky blue of a jay.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 7, 2023

Mae Mobley point at the bluebirds getting ready for winter, twittering in the little gray fountain.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett