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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bluebird bluebirds

ALTA, Utah — It was a bluebird morning at the Alta Ski Area, and Carol Bowling, 76, was looking for fresh powder.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

He didn’t have much time to linger, so he headed back up the hill, stopping to admire a wooden sign with a rainbow and a bluebird.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

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

The bluebird had sat on his shoulder, the story went, and warned him that he was about to step in a pile of goose poop.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

I don’t like house sparrows when I see them near bluebirds.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025

Secondary cavity nesters include other birds — bluebirds, tree swallows, various wrens and owls, and even wood ducks — as well as flying squirrels, bats and more.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 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

All that was missing were bluebirds and chirpy music.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan