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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SongbirdSongbird - Wikipedia

    A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "songbird".

    • Mockingbirds. Mockingbirds have long been recognized for their amazing vocal ability. Indigenous cultures were well aware of their singing prowess and featured the feathered virtuosos in various stories and legends.
    • Orioles. Orioles are another type of accomplished songbird. These beautiful members of the blackbird family tend to have pleasant, flute-like, whistled songs.
    • Finches. Finches are another group of well-known songbirds. These pretty little birds tend to have complex, pleasantly warbled songs and can be heard in all sorts of habitats.
    • Thrushes. The thrushes are another excellent group of singers. Most people are familiar with the pretty song of the American Robin. In spring and summer, these handsome birds belt out their flute-like, lovely songs from trees in most neighborhoods.
  2. Jun 17, 2021 · The general public might throw the term around loosely, but for scientists, “songbird” has a more detailed meaning: It refers to a specific suborder of birds. All songbirds are perching birds, an order called passerines that share a distinct toe arrangement that helps them grasp branches.

  3. Songbird, any member of the suborder Passeri (or Oscines), of the order Passeriformes, including about 4,000 species—nearly half the world’s birds—in 35 to 55 families. Most cage birds belong to this group. Songbirds are alike in having the vocal organ highly developed, though not all use it to.

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  4. Songbird is a 2020 American dystopian science fiction thriller film based on the COVID-19 pandemic. It was directed by Adam Mason, who wrote the screenplay with Simon Boyes.

  5. Dec 11, 2020 · Songbird: Directed by Adam Mason. With K.J. Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford. In 2024 a pandemic ravages the world and its cities. Centering on a handful of people as they navigate the obstacles currently hindering society: disease, martial law, quarantine, and vigilantes.

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  7. academy.allaboutbirds.org › birdsongHow and Why Birds Sing

    Aug 12, 2014 · Songbirds learn their songs and perform them using a specialized voice box called a syrinx. Vocally, they’re in a league of their own. These adaptations have been remarkably successful— songbirds make up almost half of the world’s 10,000 bird species including warblers, thrushes, and sparrows.

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