noun
- songbirds; perching birds of the suborder Passeri that have complex vocal abilities
Usage: ornithology; technical
Examples
- Oscines include familiar birds like robins, sparrows, and finches.
- The complex songs of oscines are learned rather than innate.
- Ornithologists study the vocal learning abilities of oscines.
- Most backyard birds are oscines with well-developed syrinx muscles.
- The diversity of oscines makes them a fascinating group for researchers.
- Oscines represent the largest group of living birds.