单词 | oscine bird |
释义 | oscine bird (extremely rare) n WORD FAMILY oscine bird n passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Syn|Hypo|Hyper oscine songbird, songster any bird having a musical call honey eater, honeysuckerAustralasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar accentorsmall sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia larkany of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing wagtailOld World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks lark, pipit, titlarka songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage finchany of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds honeycreepersmall bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar weaver, weaver finch, weaverbirdfinch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests Old World flycatcher, flycatcher, true flycatcherany of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing thrushsongbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast warblera small active songbird babbler, cacklerany of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae bird of paradiseany of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area American oriole, New World oriole, orioleAmerican songbird; male is black and orange or yellow Old World oriole, oriolemostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black starlinggregarious birds native to the Old World corvine birdbirds of the crow family Australian magpieblack-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies Mimus polyglotktos, mocker, mockingbirdlong-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds Melanotis caerulescens, blue mockingbirdmockingbird of Mexico Dumetella carolinensis, catbird, gray catbird, grey catbirdNorth American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing mocking thrush, thrasherthrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs New Zealand wrenbirds of New Zealand that resemble wrens creeper, tree creeperany of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet nutcracker, nuthatchany of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects tit, titmousesmall insectivorous birds bluebird, fairy bluebirdfruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies swallowsmall long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations swallow shrike, wood swallowAustralasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow tanagerany of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males shrikeany of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals bowerbird, catbirdany of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females dipper, water ouzelsmall stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom vireoany of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color waxwingbrown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips Prunella modularis, dunnock, hedge sparrow, sparrowsmall brownish European songbird Alauda arvensis, skylarkbrown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height Anthus pratensis, meadow pipita common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia Fringilla coelebs, chaffinchsmall European finch with a cheerful song Fringilla montifringilla, bramblingEurasian finch Carduelis carduelis, goldfinchsmall European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings Carduelis cannabina, linnet, lintwhitesmall Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead Carduelis spinus, siskinsmall yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak Carduelis cucullata, red siskinSouth American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail Carduelis flammea, redpollsmall siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump Carduelis hornemanni, redpollsmall siskin-like finch with a red crown New World goldfinch, Spinus tristis, goldfinch, yellowbirdAmerican finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer Spinus pinus, pine finch, pine siskinsmall finch of North American coniferous forests Carpodacus mexicanus, house finch, linnetsmall finch originally of the western United States and Mexico Carpodacus purpureus, purple finchNorth American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump canary, canary birdany of several small Old World finches serinany of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe Loxia curvirostra, crossbillfinch with a bill whose tips cross when closed Pyrrhula pyrrhula, bullfinchcommon European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast junco, snowbirdsmall North American finch seen chiefly in winter New World sparrowsparrow-like North American finches buntingany of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America banana quitany of several honeycreepers grosbeak, grossbeakany of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill Cardinalis cardinalis, Richmondena Cardinalis, cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, redbirdcrested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, pyrrhuloxiacrested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico towheeany of numerous long-tailed American finches Ploceus philippinus, bayacommon Indian weaverbird whidah, whydah, widow birdmostly black African weaverbird Java finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora, ricebirdsmall finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields amadavat, avadavatred Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds grass finch, grassfinchusually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds Hawaiian honeycreeper, honeycreepersmall to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands Muscicapa grisola, Muscicapa striata, spotted flycatchercommon European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage thickhead, whistlerAustralian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call Turdus viscivorus, missel thrush, mistle thrush, mistletoe thrushlarge European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries Turdus philomelos, mavis, song thrush, throstlecommon Old World thrush noted for its song Turdus pilaris, fieldfare, snowbirdmedium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter Turdus iliacus, redwingsmall European thrush having reddish flanks European blackbird, Turdus merula, blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, ouzelcommon black European thrush Turdus torquatus, ring blackbird, ring ouzel, ring thrushEuropean thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck American robin, Turdus migratorius, robinlarge American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen Turdus greyi, clay-colored robinrobin of Mexico and Central America Hylocichla guttata, hermit thrushNorth American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song Hylocichla fuscescens, Wilson's thrush, veerytawny brown North American thrush noted for its song Hylocichla mustelina, wood thrushlarge thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song Luscinia megarhynchos, nightingaleEuropean songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song Luscinia luscinia, thrush nightingalelarge nightingale of eastern Europe Old World chat, chatsongbirds having a chattering call solitairea dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song redstart, redtailEuropean songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins wheatearsmall songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump bluebirdblue North American songbird Erithacus rubecola, Old World robin, redbreast, robin, robin redbreastsmall Old World songbird with a reddish breast Erithacus svecicus, bluethroatsongbird of northern Europe and Asia gnatcatchervery small North American and South American warblers kingletsmall birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice Old World warbler, true warblersmall active brownish or greyish Old World birds Sylvia communis, greater whitethroat, whitethroatgreyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts Sylvia curruca, lesser whitethroat, whitethroatOld World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller New World warbler, wood warblersmall bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song Ptloris paradisea, riflebirdvelvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail Icterus galbula, northern oriolea kind of New World oriole Icterus spurius, orchard oriolethe male is chestnut-and-black lark, meadowlarkNorth American songbirds having a yellow breast cacique, caziqueblack-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics Dolichonyx oryzivorus, bobolink, reedbird, ricebirdmigratory American songbird New World blackbird, blackbirdany bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black Oriolus oriolus, golden oriolebright yellow songbird with black wings fig-birdgreenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits Sturnus vulgaris, common starlinggregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide Pastor roseus, Pastor sturnus, rose-colored pastor, rose-colored starlingglossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian mina, minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah birdtropical Asian starlings crowblack birds having a raucous call Corvus corax, ravenlarge black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail Corvus frugilegus, rookcommon gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow Corvus monedula, daw, jackdawcommon black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery chougha European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage jaycrested largely blue bird nutcrackerspeckled birds that feed on nuts magpielong-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call butcherbirdlarge carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns bell magpie, currawongbluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call Gymnorhina tibicen, piping crow, piping crow-shrikecrow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged Toxostoma rufums, brown thrasher, brown thrushcommon large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage Xenicus gilviventris, rock wrenshort-tailed bird resembling a wren Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman birdsmall green-and-bronze bird American creeper, Certhia americana, brown creepera common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill Certhia familiaris, European creepercommon European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill Tichodroma muriaria, tichodrome, wall creepercrimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa European nuthatch, Sitta europaeaa kind of nuthatch Sitta canadensis, red-breasted nuthatchbluish-grey nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests Sitta carolinensis, white-breasted nuthatchbluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America chickadeeany of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America Parus bicolor, tufted titmousecrested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States Parus caeruleus, blue tit, tomtitwidely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head bush tit, bushtitactive grey titmice of western North America Chamaea fasciata, wren-titsmall brown bird of California resembling a wren Auriparus flaviceps, verdinvery small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America Hirundo rustica, barn swallow, chimney swallowcommon swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. Hirundo pyrrhonota, cliff swallowNorth American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls Hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallowof Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities Iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallowbluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities martinany of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas Piranga olivacea, firebird, redbird, scarlet tanagerthe male is bright red with black wings and tail Piranga ludoviciana, western tanagerof western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red Piranga rubra, summer redbird, summer tanagerof middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow Piranga flava hepatica, hepatic tanagercommon tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico butcherbirdshrikes that impale their prey on thorns Lanius lucovicianus, loggerhead shrikea common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes Lanius ludovicianus migrans, migrant shrikea shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley bush shrikean African shrike Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, satin bird, satin bowerbirdof southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbirdlarge bowerbird of northern Australia Cinclus aquaticus, European water ouzela water ouzel of Europe American water ouzel, Cinclus mexicanusa water ouzel of western North America Vireo olivaceous, red-eyed vireoof northern North America having red irises and an olive-grey body with white underparts Vireo solitarius, solitary vireoof eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and mostly green body Vireo solitarius solitarius, blue-headed vireocommon vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-grey head Bombycilla cedrorun, cedar waxwing, cedarbirdwidely distributed over temperate North America Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garruluslarge waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing passeriform bird, passerine perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless |
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