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songbird

[sawng-burd, song-] / ˈsɔŋˌbɜrd, ˈsɒŋ- /


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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

As a small-scale songbird rehabilitator I am not equipped, for instance, to take on a pileated woodpecker, which can smash its way out of any enclosure not made of steel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

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

I alter bodies, change hair colors and skin tones, give a man a songbird voice, erase agelines, and try to reassure frantic courtiers about how beautiful they are.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Locals on the island have long made money from hunting wild songbirds and selling them, mainly to domestic customers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

University of Michigan scientists have used artificial intelligence to uncover a striking pattern in the evolution of Passeriformes, the vast bird group that includes most songbirds.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

In Yellowstone National Park, their return has been praised with reducing the overabundant elk population and allowing decimated trees such as willows and aspen to recover, which subsequently brought the return of beavers and songbirds.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

Although there are wildlife laws in place, Silva reckons the fines to punish the crime do not outweigh the financial benefits of catching and selling songbirds.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

Chloe and Gui can stay together forever, embracing in a paper heart while songbirds tweedle the flippin’ dee-dee.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson


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