noun
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any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines, having highly developed vocal organs and, in most, a musical call
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any bird having a musical call
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Origin of songbird
Example Sentences
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Mooney has twice introduced House bills trying to win official status for the bird, including adding the scrub jay as the state songbird in this past legislative session to broaden support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
For example, researchers can randomly assign plots of forest to receive nest boxes in order to test whether they help songbird populations grow.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Fortunately, these bats pose no threat to songbird populations.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
The fire also swept through parts of the island that have rare habitats for sensitive plant and animal species found nowhere else, such as the endangered San Clemente loggerhead shrike, a carnivorous songbird.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
When she heard the first news of Siddhartha’s disappearance, she went to the window where she kept a rare songbird in a golden cage.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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