blackbird

[US]/'blækbɜːd/
[UK]/'blækbɝd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of bird with black feathers, known as the blackbird

Example Sentences

a blackbird was hopping around in the sun.

The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.

It was quiet. A redwing blackbird sat on fence wire and looked in at her.

See also blackbird, bluebird, chat, ouzel, redstart, robin.

Blackbirds were sitting at the tops of trees singing.

The blackbird sang a beautiful melody in the garden.

I spotted a blackbird perched on the fence.

The blackbird's feathers shimmered in the sunlight.

A blackbird's nest was found hidden in the bushes.

The blackbird's call echoed through the forest.

I enjoy listening to the blackbird's song at dusk.

The blackbird darted across the lawn in search of worms.

The blackbird's distinctive call is easy to recognize.

A pair of blackbirds built a nest in the tree outside my window.

The blackbird is a common sight in many gardens across the country.

Real-world Examples

The bluejays, the blackbirds, and the crows were frightened.

Source: American Elementary English 2

Many birds, such as thrushes and blackbirds, feed on snails.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

And as always: blackbirds, pine trees, cicadas.

Source: Call Me by Your Name

Red-winged blackbirds, which sometimes nest near warblers, do not produce referential alarm calls.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2021 Compilation

But could the country blackbird and its city cousin now have different personalities?

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection August 2013

Thoughts of small quiet lakes in the woods, where canebrakes grew and blackbirds sang, filled Louis's mind.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

And whenever we were doing seet call playbacks to the yellow warblers, the red-winged blackbirds kept showing up.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2021 Compilation

Quite simply, the red winged blackbird is the most common bird in the area.

Source: Comprehensive Writing 2022

Nearby, hundreds of red-winged blackbirds were stirring in the tussocks.

Source: Cross Creek (Part 2)

Blackbirds lay their eggs in March.

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

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