blackbird
Crow's singing cousin
A blackbird is any of several species of dark-plumaged birds.
In Europe, the common blackbird is a thrush; in North America, blackbirds include grackles, cowbirds, and red-winged blackbirds.
The word also has historical uses referring to enslaved or exploited laborers, particularly Pacific Islanders forced into labor in the 19th century: blackbirding ships preyed on island populations.
Spotted woodland vocalist
- robinSmall orange-breasted thrush
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
- grackleIridescent American songbird
- crowLarge black corvid
raven · sparrow · finch · oriole · jay · magpie · wren · mockingbird
Musical piece with words
- White AlbumUntitled 1968 double record
- lyricsWritten words for music
- singingVocal music-making
- dead of nightDarkest part of evening
Paul McCartney · broken wings · sunken eyes · flying · 1968 · British · rock · iconic
Dense dark tropical wood
- jetForced fluid stream
- glossySmooth and shiny
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- sleekSmooth and elegant
feathers · sheen · dark · lustrous · preening · molting · wing · tail
Prophetic indicator
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- portentSign of future calamity
augury · mythology · lore · symbolic · mystery · prophetic · witchcraft · familiar
thrush
Spotted woodland vocalist
- robinSmall orange-breasted thrush
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
- grackleIridescent American songbird
crow · raven · sparrow · finch · oriole · jay · magpie · wren · mockingbird · cardinal
song
Musical piece with words
- White AlbumUntitled 1968 double record
- lyricsWritten words for music
- singingVocal music-making
Paul McCartney · dead of night · broken wings · sunken eyes · flying · 1968 · British · rock · iconic
ebony
Dense dark tropical wood
- jetForced fluid stream
- glossySmooth and shiny
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
sleek · feathers · sheen · dark · lustrous · preening · molting · wing · tail
omen
Prophetic indicator
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
portent · augury · mythology · lore · symbolic · mystery · prophetic · witchcraft · familiar · transformation
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
chirping · fluting · vocalize · dawn chorus · territorial · singing · call · mimicry · serenade · tune
worms
Limbless burrowing invertebrates
fruits · grubs · earthworms · lawn · probing · snails · beetles · caterpillars · foraging · scratching
- bird wordsrobin, eagle, swan, sparrow, crow
- black birdscrow, raven, grackle, common raven, American crow
- songbirdsrobin, sparrow, canary, bluebird, cardinal
- European birdsrobin, sparrow, thrush, finch, wren
- thrush familysong thrush
- Thrushesthrush, American robin, song thrush, wood thrush, redwing