Songbirds Word Search
Free Songbirds word search. We picked 12 themed words — the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: SONGBIRD, MELODY, WARBLER, THRUSH, FINCH, SPARROW, CANARY, NEST, PERCH, TWEET, CHIRP, FLEDGE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Songbirds word list, defined
- SONGBIRD /ˈsɒŋbɜːrd/ (British); /ˈsɔːŋbɜːrd/ (US) · noun
- A songbird is a bird noted for producing melodious or recognizable vocalizations, especially a perching bird of the group traditionally classified as Oscines. In general use, the term refers to birds whose songs are conspicuous, such as wrens, nightingales, and larks. Related: warbler, singing bird, songster, lyrist.
- MELODY /ˈmɛlədi/ · noun
- A sequence of notes arranged in a recognizable and usually pleasing musical pattern. In figurative use, it can refer to the rhythm or musical quality of speech, writing, or natural sound. Related: tune, air, refrain, strain.
- WARBLER /ˈwɔːrbələr/ · noun
- A warbler is any of various small, slender, often brightly colored songbirds, including Old World warblers and New World wood-warblers. By extension, it can mean a person who sings or warbles melodiously. Related: songbird, warble, singer, vocalist.
- THRUSH /θrʌʃ/ · noun
- A thrush is any of several songbirds in the family Turdidae, especially members of the genus Turdus. In medicine, thrush is a fungal infection, most commonly affecting the mouth or throat, that causes creamy white patches and soreness. Related: candidiasis, oral candidiasis.
- FINCH /fɪntʃ/ · noun
- A small to medium-sized perching songbird of the family Fringillidae, typically having a stout conical bill adapted for eating seeds. The name also extends informally to various superficially similar birds, such as Darwin's finches of the Galápagos. Related: songbird, passerine.
- SPARROW /ˈspær.oʊ/ · noun
- A small, common songbird with a brownish or gray back and a stout, conical bill. The familiar house sparrow is widely associated with human settlements, although several closely related species occur in different parts of the world. Related: house sparrow, Passer domesticus.
- CANARY /kəˈnɛəri/ · noun
- A small, typically yellow finch native to the Canary Islands, prized as a cage and song bird; also, informally, a woman singer with a sweet voice (especially in jazz), or a warning signal that reveals danger — from the mining practice of carrying canaries into coal mines. Related: songbird, finch, warbler, singer.
- NEST /nɛst/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a nest is a structure in which a bird or other animal rests, protects its eggs, or raises its young; by extension, it can mean a comfortable or secluded place. As a verb, it means to settle or fit snugly. Related: roost, den, lair, shelter.
- PERCH /pɜːrtʃ/ (US); /pɜːtʃ/ (UK) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a perch is a small freshwater fish, a place where a bird roosts or sits, or a pole or support on which something can rest. As a verb, it means to sit or stand on an elevated surface, especially a branch or pole. Related: rest, roost, sit, alight.
- TWEET /twiːt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a tweet is a short message posted on a social-networking service; it can also mean the thin, high-pitched call of a small bird. As a verb, to tweet means to post such a message, or, in older and literary usage, to make a short, sharp bird call. Related: post, message, update, status.
- CHIRP /tʃɜːrp/ (US), /tʃɜːp/ (UK) · verb and noun
- To chirp is to make a short, high-pitched sound, as small birds and some insects do; as a noun, a chirp is such a short, sharp, high-pitched sound. It is also used figuratively for speaking in a cheerful, lively tone. Related: tweet, cheep, peep, twitter.
- FLEDGE /flɛdʒ/ · verb
- Of a young bird, to develop the wing and tail feathers needed for flight; by extension, to bring up or care for a young bird until it reaches this stage. Related: mature, develop, ripen, grow.
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