# birdsong

/ˈbɝdˌsɔŋ/ (US) · /bˈɜːdsɒŋ/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/birdsong
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

the singing sounds that birds make, often early in the morning. You hear it most in spring when birds call to find a mate.

For teachers: melodious vocal sounds produced by birds, typically for territorial defence or courtship. Most prominent at dawn during the breeding season.

## Examples

- I wake up to soft birdsong every morning.
- We drink coffee on the balcony and listen to the birdsong from the garden trees.
- At dawn the valley fills with layered birdsong, each species answering the next until the whole hillside seems awake.

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