perching bird

noun

1. any member of the avian order Passeriformes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perching bird¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Designed based on perching birds like ravens and crows that frequently switch between air and land, the multifunctional robotic legs allow it to take off autonomously in environments previously inaccessible to winged drones.

From Science Daily

The study focused on birds that move at night, as most migrators do, particularly perching birds such as warblers, thrushes and sparrows.

From Scientific American

Ms McRobert said the warbler, one of the passerine order, or perching birds, was only able to make the journey from west to east, not in the other direction.

From BBC

In 2012, evolutionary biologist Catherine Sheard started an ambitious Ph.D. project: measuring the shape of every kind of passerine, or perching bird, in the world.

From Science Magazine

For perching birds, a shutter speed of 1/500th-second will usually yield sharp results when using a tripod.

From New York Times