yellowbird
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- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊbɜrd/
- US
:
pájaro amarillo
- The yellowbird sang sweet melodies in the early morning light.
Examples
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I saw a yellowbird in the garden yesterday.
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Look at that beautiful yellowbird!
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Children watched as a flock of yellowbirds fluttered through the garden.
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The male yellowbird is most colorful during the summer breeding season.
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We spotted a bright yellowbird perched on the fence this morning.
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Several yellowbirds flitted around the bright flowers in the garden.
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As I walked through the park, a yellowbird landed on a nearby branch and warbled happily.
Synonyms
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A small bird that sings with bright yellow and black feathers, some have a red face
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A small bright yellow North American bird with a black cap that lives in shrubs
A small bright yellow bird that sings near streams and marshes
A small yellow bird from the Americas with a thin musical song
A small North American finch whose male has bright yellow feathers in summer
A small American bird with bright yellow summer feathers
A small bright yellow songbird that lives near rivers in North America
A small bird found in North America with an olive back and yellow chest and throat
A small bird with a bright yellow throat found in wet places like marshes
A small North American songbird with a bright yellow front and a black face mask
A small North American bird whose male has a black face mask and a bright yellow throat
A small songbird with a yellow throat from the Americas
A small songbird with a yellow throat and streaked feathers found in western North America
A small songbird found in western North America with a yellow throat and rump
A very small songbird with a yellow head and gray body
A small North American songbird with bright orange or yellow and black feathers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yellowbird comes from the two simple words yellow and bird, where yellow means 'the color yellow' and bird means 'a flying animal'. So a yellowbird is exactly a bird with bright yellow feathers, which makes the name easy to remember when you see a small yellow songbird in a garden.