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song sparrow

noun

  1. a small emberizine songbird, Melospiza melodia, common in North America.


song sparrow

noun

  1. a common North American finch, Melospiza melodia, having brown-and-white plumage and a melodious song
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of song sparrow1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences

"The existence of 'locally adapted' populations implies that natural selection has shaped the genetic makeup of song sparrow populations across their range, enabling individuals to survive and reproduce in drastically different climatic conditions," said Carbeck.

In New York, researchers found chickadees and song sparrows that ate insects contaminated with PCBs along the Hudson River sounded a bit different than ones in uncontaminated areas in the Adirondacks.

Adaptable and variable, song sparrows can be found in abundance in overgrown fields, wooded edges and backyards, where they are common visitors at bird feeders.

A heron cruised overhead, and a song sparrow belted it out like a diva.

How song sparrows use their song to warn off intruding song sparrows has been studied by researchers at the University of Washington.

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