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yellowbird

yellowbird

1 5.0
A small American songbird with bright yellow feathers
  • noun
  • /ˈjɛloʊbɜrd/
  • US
translation icon : pájaro amarillo
  • The yellowbird sang sweet melodies in the early morning light.

Examples

  • I saw a yellowbird in the garden yesterday.

  • Look at that beautiful yellowbird!

  • Children watched as a flock of yellowbirds fluttered through the garden.

  • The male yellowbird is most colorful during the summer breeding season.

  • We spotted a bright yellowbird perched on the fence this morning.

  • Several yellowbirds flitted around the bright flowers in the garden.

  • As I walked through the park, a yellowbird landed on a nearby branch and warbled happily.

Synonyms

goldfinch
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1 4.2

A small bird that sings with bright yellow and black feathers, some have a red face

is restricted to American small birds with bright yellow coloring rather than broader range
Wilson's warbler
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  • Specialized
1 8.4

A small bright yellow North American bird with a black cap that lives in shrubs

is centered on plain bright yellow coloring without special head markings
yellow warbler
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  • US
5.8

A small bright yellow bird that sings near streams and marshes

is similarly an American small bird but more generally described by yellow color
Dendroica petechia
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  • Archaic
9.9

A small yellow bird from the Americas with a thin musical song

is the plain description focusing on a small American bird with yellow coloring
Spinus tristis
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  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American finch whose male has bright yellow feathers in summer

describes a small American bird noted for bright yellow coloring year round
New World goldfinch
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  • US
7.9

A small American bird with bright yellow summer feathers

is a general label for a small yellow American songbird rather than a finch type
prothonotary
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  • US
9.9

A small bright yellow songbird that lives near rivers in North America

is a broader way to name any small yellow American songbird rather than that one species
yellowthroat
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  • US
9.6

A small bird found in North America with an olive back and yellow chest and throat

is more about an overall bright yellow appearance instead of partial yellow areas
common yellowthroat
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  • US
8.6

A small bird with a bright yellow throat found in wet places like marshes

is used for small American birds with generally bright yellow plumage not only throat
Geothlypis trichas
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  • Specialized
9.6

A small North American songbird with a bright yellow front and a black face mask

is a plain descriptive idea for any small yellow American songbird rather than that taxon
Maryland yellowthroat
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  • Specialized
8.9

A small North American bird whose male has a black face mask and a bright yellow throat

is a more general term for uniformly yellow small American songbirds
golden warbler
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  • US
7.0

A small songbird with a yellow throat from the Americas

describes a broadly yellow small American songbird rather than a throat-focused one
Audubon warbler
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  • US
7.7

A small songbird with a yellow throat and streaked feathers found in western North America

focuses on an overall bright yellow look instead of throat plus streaking
Audubon's warbler
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  • US
7.4

A small songbird found in western North America with a yellow throat and rump

is a simpler, more general description of an all-yellow American songbird
verdin
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  • US
9.9

A very small songbird with a yellow head and gray body

is about uniformly bright yellow small American birds rather than partly yellow ones
American oriole
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  • US
6.4

A small North American songbird with bright orange or yellow and black feathers

is focused on small American songbirds that are overall bright yellow rather than multi coloured

Surface Forms

yellowbird singular
yellowbirds plural

Morphology

yellowbird = yellow + bird (transparent) = yellow + bird

Direct compound of 'yellow' + 'bird'; a learner who knows both components can infer it refers to a bird that is yellow.

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.