Standard Lemma guide

birdsong

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • First a solitary blackbird started up, and soon the whole forest was alive with birdsong.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the characteristic sound produced by a bird

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: birdcall, call, song

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal communication

Narrower terms: bell-like call, two-note call

History

Etymology

From bird + song.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳥鳴 /鸟鸣 (niǎomíng) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Czech: ptačí zpěv — musical sound made by a bird
  • Czech: píseň — musical sound made by a bird
  • Czech: cvrlikání — musical sound made by a bird
  • Danish: fuglesang — musical sound made by a bird
  • Danish: sang — musical sound made by a bird
  • Dutch: vogelzang — musical sound made by a bird
  • Esperanto: birdkanto — musical sound made by a bird
  • Finnish: linnunlaulu — musical sound made by a bird
  • French: chant — musical sound made by a bird
  • French: chant d’oiseau — musical sound made by a bird
  • German: Vogelsang — musical sound made by a bird
  • German: Vogelgesang — musical sound made by a bird
  • Greek: κελάηδισμα (keláidisma) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Greek: κελάηδημα (keláidima) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Greek: κελάδημα (keládima) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Hungarian: madárdal — musical sound made by a bird
  • Hungarian: madárfütty — musical sound made by a bird
  • Icelandic: fuglasöngur — musical sound made by a bird
  • Irish: ceiliúr éan — musical sound made by a bird
  • Japanese: さえずり (saezuri) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Māori: waraki — musical sound made by a bird
  • Māori: korihitanga — musical sound made by a bird
  • Māori: korihi — musical sound made by a bird
  • Māori: kōrihirihi — musical sound made by a bird
  • Māori: te waha o Tāne — musical sound made by a bird
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fuglesang — musical sound made by a bird
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fuglesong — musical sound made by a bird
  • Polish: trel — musical sound made by a bird
  • Portuguese: canto — musical sound made by a bird
  • Portuguese: assobio — musical sound made by a bird
  • Russian: пе́ние (pénije) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Russian: трель (trelʹ) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Russian: пти́чий ще́бет (ptíčij ščébet) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceilearadh — musical sound made by a bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceilearadh nan eun — musical sound made by a bird
  • Slovak: pieseň — musical sound made by a bird
  • Spanish: reclamo — musical sound made by a bird
  • Swedish: fågelsång — musical sound made by a bird
  • Swedish: sång — musical sound made by a bird
  • Swedish: fåglalåt — musical sound made by a bird
  • Telugu: కూత (kūta) — musical sound made by a bird
  • Turkish: ötüş — musical sound made by a bird
  • Walloon: xhuflaedje — musical sound made by a bird
  • Walloon: tchant — musical sound made by a bird